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Colour gives church a lift (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cerise

'colour' is the definition.
(cerise is a kind of colour)

'church a lift' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'a lift' becomes 'rise' ('rise' can be a synonym of 'lift').
'ce'+'rise'='CERISE'

'gives' is the link.

(Other definitions for cerise that I've seen before include "Light red colour" , "Pinkish-red" , "Deep red colour" , "Pinkish red" , "'E cries at the colour red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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