A piece of land, church property (5)
I believe the answer is:
aisle
'land church property' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a piece' is the wordplay.
'piece' becomes 'isle' (I have seen 'Piece of land' mean 'isle' so perhaps 'piece' could also mean 'isle').
'a'+'isle'='AISLE'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "Passage between seating areas" , "Passage between pews" , "Passage between shelves in supermarket" , "Church walkway" , "Passageway in theatre" .)