Carpentry tool from church lies abandoned (6)
I believe the answer is:
chisel
'carpentry tool' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'church lies abandoned' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation**).
'abandoned' is an anagram indicator.
'lies' anagrammed gives 'isel'.
'ch'+'isel'='CHISEL'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for chisel that I've seen before include "Carpentry tool" , "Slangily cheat with wood-working tool" , "Sharp-edged metal tool" , "Wood-shaping tool" , "Cutting tool for shaping wood or stone" .)