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Force way through seaside attraction by church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pierce

'force way through' is the definition.
(as in piercing through something)

'seaside attraction by church' is the wordplay.
'seaside attraction' becomes 'pier' (structure by the sea).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'pier'+'ce'='PIERCE'

(Other definitions for pierce that I've seen before include "Perforate" , "go through" , "Penetrate as with pin" , "Punch" , "Make hole in for recipe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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