Coercively given fare on behalf of church agent (5-3)

I believe the answer is:

force-fed

'coercively given fare' is the definition.
(fare can mean food)

'on behalf of church agent' is the wordplay.
'on behalf of' becomes 'for' (eg speaking on behalf of or for someone else).
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'agent' becomes 'fed' (fed is a kind of agent).
'for'+'ce'+'fed'='FORCE-FED'

(Another definition for force-fed that I've seen is " Made to eat food".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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