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Like pine needles maybe in a church got up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acerose

'like pine needles maybe' is the definition.
(I know that pine-needles are acerose)

'a church got up' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'CE' (Church of England).
'got up' becomes 'rose' (past tense of 'raise').
'a'+'ce'+'rose'='ACEROSE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for acerose that I've seen is " Like pine-needles".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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