Dismal church members missing? (9)
I believe the answer is:
charmless
'missing?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'dismal church members' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'church' could be 'ch' (common abbreviation) and 'ch' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'armless' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for charmless that I've seen before include "not winning" , "Without attractive features" , "Unattractive" , "Lacking any appeal" .)