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Conduct church melody (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chair

'conduct' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'church melody' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'melody' becomes 'air' ('air' can be a synonym of 'melody').
'ch'+'air'='CHAIR'

(Other definitions for chair that I've seen before include "Lead" , "Official position of authority" , "Head of a university faculty or department" , "Preside, guide meeting" , "Top seat of committee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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