Large tract of land managed by church (5)
I believe the answer is:
ranch
'large tract of land' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'managed by church' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'ran'+'ch'='RANCH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ranch that I've seen before include "American house?" , "agricultural land" , "Large US cattle farm" , "... (back at the) station" , "Agricultural complex" .)