Eloquent preacher's year in church (7)
I believe the answer is:
oratory
'church' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'eloquent preacher's year' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'year' could be 'y' and 'y' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'orator' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oratory that I've seen before include "Art or skill of public speaking" , "formal speech" , "Rhetorical language" , "Eloquent language" , "prayer room" .)