Point to churchmen; ones responsible for a put-up job (8)

I believe the answer is:

erectors

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'ones responsible for a put-up job' is the definition.
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'point to churchmen' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'E' (compass point).
'to churchmen' becomes 'rectors'.
'e'+'rectors'='ERECTORS'

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