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Hue makes church ascend (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cerise

'hue' is the definition.
(cerise is a kind of colour)

'church ascend' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'ascend' becomes 'rise' (rising is a kind of ascending).
'ce'+'rise'='CERISE'

'makes' is the link.

(Other definitions for cerise that I've seen before include "Light clear red" , "Bright cherry-red colour" , "'E cries at the colour red" , "Vivid reddish-pink" , "EEC, sir, is red" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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