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Bid by Conservative for collection (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offertory

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

'bid by conservative' is the wordplay.
'bid' becomes 'offer' (synonyms).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'conservative' becomes 'tory' (informal term for a Conservative Party member).
'offer'+'tory'='OFFERTORY'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for offertory that I've seen before include "Fry to fore at this part of church ceremony" , "Money collected during church service" , "Donation" , "part of church service" , "Church collection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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