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A light on the hill by the church (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torch

'a light' is the definition.
(torch is a kind of light)

'the hill by the church' is the wordplay.
'the hill' becomes 'tor' (tor is a kind of hill).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'tor'+'ch'='TORCH'

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for torch that I've seen before include "Link" , "Flashlight" , "Set alight deliberately" , "Burn maliciously" , "Small portable battery-powered electric lamp" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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