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Material left by a church (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lace

'material' is the definition.
(lace is a kind of material)

'left by a church' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'l'+'a'+'ce'='LACE'

(Other definitions for lace that I've seen before include "A fabric; add alcohol to" , "Shoe cord" , "Shoe tie" , "Fine decorative fabric" , "Shoestring: delicate ornamental fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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