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Policeman shows sign of nerves in church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coptic

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'church' is the definition.
(Coptic Church is an example)

'policeman shows sign of nerves' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'policeman' could be 'cop' (slang term) and 'cop' is found in the answer.
'sign of nerves' could be 'tic' (as in a nervous tic) and 'tic' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for coptic that I've seen before include "religious language" , "Sweet; fungus" , "Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt" , "Ancient church language" , "Egyptians in the past" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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