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Managed church and farm (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ranch

'farm' is the definition.
(I know this)

'managed church' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this before).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'ran'+'ch'='RANCH'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for ranch that I've seen before include "Agricultural complex" , "North American stock farm" , "pastoral scheme" , "American cattle farm" , "agricultural land" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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