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Church gets current victor? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

champ

'victor?' is the definition.
(I know that champ is a type of victor)

'church gets current' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'current' becomes 'amp' (electricity).
'ch'+'amp'='CHAMP'

(Other definitions for champ that I've seen before include "Munch (at the bit?)" , "Mashed potato with scallions" , "Victor (slang)" , "Chew noisily" , "Gnaw; winner (abbr.)" .)

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