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Growing need for a six-footer to go to church (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beech

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'growing need' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'six-footer to go to church' is the wordplay.
'six footer' becomes 'bee' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to go to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'bee'+'ch'='BEECH'

'for a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for beech that I've seen before include "Common forest tree" , "Tree of Fagus genus" , "Copper or silver tree" , "Common deciduous tree" , "for mast?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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