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Where sisters might cohabit with a bishop and governor? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

abbey

'where sisters might cohabit' is the definition.
(nuns are sisters)

'a bishop and governor?' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'governor?' becomes 'bey' (bey is a kind of governor).
'a'+'b'+'bey'='ABBEY'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for abbey that I've seen before include "Monastic church" , "theatre" , "devotional site" , "Large church" , "sacred place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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