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Fellow managed church in the country (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

france

'the country' is the definition.
(France is an example)

'fellow managed church' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'managed' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of).
'church' becomes 'CE' (Church of England).
'f'+'ran'+'ce'='FRANCE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for france that I've seen before include "Can ref come from here?" , "in E" , "Anatole ---, Fr. novelist" , "Rouen's country" , "[NAPOLEON] 's place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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