Bishop with Catholic church in which men connect (8)

I believe the answer is:

bromance

'in which men connect' is the definition.

'bishop with catholic church' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'catholic' becomes 'roman' (Roman Catholic is an example).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'b'+'roman'+'ce'='BROMANCE'

(Another definition for bromance that I've seen is " Platonic love between chaps".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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