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A building; the church has one leased (6)

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I believe the answer is:

chalet

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'a building' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'the church has one leased' is the wordplay.
'the church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'leased' becomes 'let'.
'ch'+'a'+'let'='CHALET'

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(Other definitions for chalet that I've seen before include "Wooden house with projecting eaves" , "Wooden house of Alpine regions" , "Alpine lodge" , "Kind of mountain cabin in Switzerland" , "Holiday cabin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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