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Member coming to church entrance (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charm

'entrance' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'member coming to church' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'arm' (member can mean a limb).
'coming to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'arm' put after 'ch' is 'CHARM'.

(Other definitions for charm that I've seen before include "Make delighted" , "Appeal; trinket" , "Group of goldfinches" , "Beguile" , "Bewitch or delight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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