Dour church with no branches? (9)

I believe the answer is:

charmless

'dour' is the definition.

'church with no branches?' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'with no branches?' becomes 'armless' (arm can mean a branch).
'ch'+'armless'='CHARMLESS'

(Other definitions for charmless that I've seen before include "Lacking any appeal" , "not winning" , "Unattractive" , "Without attractive features" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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