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Broadcast supporting church service (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

air force

'service' is the definition.
(air force is a kind of service)

'broadcast supporting church' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' becomes 'air' ('air' can be a synonym of 'broadcast').
'supporting' becomes 'for'.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'air'+'for'+'ce'='AIR FORCE'

(Other definitions for air force that I've seen before include "one of the services" , "Armed service" , "Simple tune for church service" , "A country's flying service" , "Junior service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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