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Do leave church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fleece

'do' is the definition.
(both can mean to scam)

'leave church' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'flee' (fleeing is a kind of leaving).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'flee'+'ce'='FLEECE'

(Other definitions for fleece that I've seen before include "Rob by trickery, say sheep" , "Defraud in woolly way" , "A sheep's wool coating" , "Wool coat" , "Rook; animal's coat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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