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Discontinue church when contrite at last (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cease

'discontinue' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'church when contrite at last' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (Church of England).
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'at last' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'contrite' is 'e'.
'ce'+'as'+'e'='CEASE'

(Other definitions for cease that I've seen before include "Political group" , "Stop, give over" , "Discontinue" , "Stop, finish" , "Come to an end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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