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Told to ruin Conservative minister's home (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rectory

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'home' is the definition.
(rectory is a kind of home)

'told to ruin conservative minister's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'to' is found in the answer.
'conservative' could be 'c' (UK political abbreviation) and 'c' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rectory that I've seen before include "Vicarage" , "minister's place" , "Accommodation for minister" , "Ecclesiastical dwelling-house" , "Vicar's residence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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