Ludicrous situation in remote church (5)
I believe the answer is:
farce
'ludicrous situation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'remote church' is the wordplay.
'remote' becomes 'far' (synonyms).
'church' becomes 'ce' (Church of England).
'far'+'ce'='FARCE'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for farce that I've seen before include "Humorous play; shambolic event" , "Ludicrous situation" , "Absurd event; comedy" , "Absurdity" , "Ludicrous stage show" .)