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Culminating point: that's getting married in a church (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acme

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

'married in a church' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'm' (abbreviation, e.g. in genealogy).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'church' becomes 'CE' (Church of England).
'a'+'ce'='ace'
'm' inserted inside 'ace' is 'ACME'.

'that's getting' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for acme that I've seen before include "Peak of excellence" , "Highest stage of development" , "Culmination" , "Summit, crowning point" , "Height of achievement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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