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Church member keeping a prize boxer, perhaps (5)

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I think it could be either:

class

champ
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This clue is a quadruple definition!!

'church' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'member' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'keeping' is a link.

'a prize' is the third definition.
(thesaurus)

'boxer perhaps' is the fourth definition.
(I know that Boxer is a Ship)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for class that I've seen before include "High quality" , "Elegance - form" , "sophistication" , "Study group" , "First-rate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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