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Gait of the old man going to church (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pace

'gait' is the definition.
('pace' can be a synonym of 'gait')

'the old man going to church' is the wordplay.
'the old man' becomes 'pa' ('pa' can be a synonym of 'old man'**).
'going to' says to put letters next to each other.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'pa'+'ce'='PACE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pace that I've seen before include "With the leave of; speed" , "a certain distance" , "Clip" , "Tempo, rate of moving" , "Part of step" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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