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Crockery carried out in church (7)

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service

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'church' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for service that I've seen before include "See 4" , "Employment" , "mass, say" , "Waiting" , "Form of religious rite; car overhaul" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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