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Pressure in support of church (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

force

'pressure' is the definition.
('force' can be a synonym of 'pressure')

'in support of church' is the wordplay.
'in support of' becomes 'for' (I've seen this before).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'for'+'ce'='FORCE'

(Other definitions for force that I've seen before include "Muscle" , "Urge" , "Impetus" , "Dynamism" , "Power; army" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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