Church gets current victor? (5)
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.)" .)