The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC Christmas Special competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 8: Cathedral rite is filled with love; the nave is trimmed with holly

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A clue to XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Messy, and removing XMAS you seem to have ILES left as the word to define which is not a word
2.I don't understand the wordplay (middle two letters of LOVE seem to be ignored) and there's a lot of padding.
3.I don't think ILES can be justified as an English word