National church supporting reduction in tax (5)
I believe the answer is:
dutch
'national' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'church supporting reduction in tax' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'church' could be 'ch' (common abbreviation) and 'ch' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dutch that I've seen before include "From Holland" , "& 7 Alcohol-induced nerve" , "partner" , "European - wife" , "Like some cheese" .)