Managed to get church next to hacienda (5)
I believe the answer is:
ranch
'hacienda' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'managed to get church next' is the wordplay.
'managed to get' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in other clues).
'church next' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'next' bit.).
'ran'+'ch'='RANCH'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ranch that I've seen before include "A large cattle-breeding farm" , "Large American farm" , "Cattle breeding farm" , "American house?" , "US establishment for livestock" .)