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At church, always, you'll get encouragement (5)

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I believe the answer is:

cheer

'encouragement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'at church always' is the wordplay.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'always' becomes 'eer' (poetic way of saying ever).
'ch' next to 'eer' is 'CHEER'.

'you'll get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cheer that I've seen before include "Cry of approval" , "Merriment" , "provisions for feast" , "entertainment" , "Shout of praise or joy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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