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Abuse individual in pub before church (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insolence

'abuse' is the definition.
(rude or abusive behaviour)

'individual in pub before church' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'sole' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'sole' going inside 'inn' is 'insolen'.
'insolen'+'ce'='INSOLENCE'

(Other definitions for insolence that I've seen before include "Hubris" , "Rude behaviour" , "Impertinence, impudence" , "Lip; cheek" , "Cheek, irreverence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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