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Left a French church a meal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lunch

'a meal' is the definition.
(I know that lunch is a type of meal)

'left a french church' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'a french' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'l'+'un'+'ch'='LUNCH'

(Another definition for lunch that I've seen is " Midday meal".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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