Architect to splash out endlessly on church (6)
I believe the answer is:
spence
'architect' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'splash out endlessly on church' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'church' could be 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England) and 'ce' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spence that I've seen before include "Sir Basil ___ , British architect, d. 1976" , "larder" , "Sir Basil --, architect of Coventry cathedral" , "Basil perhaps" .)