Crossword Genius

Care about church ground (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minced

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

'care about church' is the wordplay.
'care' becomes 'mind'.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'mind' enclosing 'ce' is 'MINCED'.

(Other definitions for minced that I've seen before include "Of meat, having been cut into little pieces" , "Cut into small pieces, meat say" , "spoke affectedly" , "toned down for politeness" , "Cut into small bits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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