Church area making capital hot (6)
I believe the answer is:
parish
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)