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Church area making capital hot (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parish

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'church area' is the definition.
'parish' can be an answer for 'area' (I have seen 'Ecclesiastical area' mean 'parish' so perhaps 'area' could also mean 'parish'). I am not sure about the 'church' bit.

'capital hot' is the wordplay.
'capital' becomes 'Paris' (capital of France).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'paris'+'h'='PARISH'

'making' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for parish that I've seen before include "Administrative area within a diocese" , "Kind of 2 down - has rip (anag)" , "Local church community" , "administrative district" , "Rector's responsibility" .)

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