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Discharge a member of church (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arc

'discharge' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a member of church' is the wordplay.
'member of church' becomes 'RC' (abbreviation for Roman Catholic).
'a'+'rc'='ARC'

(Other definitions for arc that I've seen before include "Segment of circle" , "less than the complete circuit" , "Half-moon" , "Part of a circle's circumference" , "Curvature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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