Cheek, making rascal turn to study church (9)
I believe the answer is:
impudence
'cheek' is the definition.
(I know that cheek can be written as impudence)
'rascal turn to study church' is the wordplay.
'rascal' becomes 'imp' (synonyms).
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'to study' becomes 'den' (term for a study or office).
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'imp'+'u'+'den'+'ce'='IMPUDENCE'
'making' is the link.
(Other definitions for impudence that I've seen before include "Sauce" , "Boldness and insolence" , "assurance" , "neck" , "Impertinence, insolence" .)