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Liking to write church music? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

penchant

'liking' is the definition.
(I know that penchant is a type of liking)

'write church music?' is the wordplay.
'write' becomes 'pen' (synonyms).
'church music?' becomes 'chant' (chant is a kind of church music).
'pen'+'chant'='PENCHANT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for penchant that I've seen before include "Inclination, bent" , "Fondness (for) - bias (towards)" , "Partiality" , "Leaning towards or liking for" , "Willingness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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