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Position bronze in southern church (6)

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I believe the answer is:

stance

'position' is the definition.
(stance is a kind of position)

'bronze in southern church' is the wordplay.
'bronze' becomes 'tan' (both can mean to get a sun tan).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
's'+'ce'='sce'
'tan' going within 'sce' is 'STANCE'.

(Other definitions for stance that I've seen before include "One's physical or mental attitude" , "Posture; viewpoint" , "Attitude, point of view" , "Batsman's position" , "Posture assumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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