Hear Conservative at church (5)

I believe the answer is:

catch

'hear' is the definition.
(catching is a kind of hearing)

'conservative at church' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'c'+'at'+'ch'='CATCH'

(Other definitions for catch that I've seen before include "problem in small print?" , "Stop the motion, of a ball say" , "fellow hooked for matrimony?" , "Grab; disadvantage" , "Fly in the ointment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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