Part of the dingle belonging to the church? (5)
I believe the answer is:
glebe
'church?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'part of the dingle belonging to' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'GLEBE' is hidden in the letters of 'dingle belonging to'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for glebe that I've seen before include "Parson's land" , "Plot of land belonging to a parish church" , "Land attached to a parish church" , "Grounds for clergyman" , "church territory" .)