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Religious community chasing daily purchase (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mail order

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'purchase' is the definition.
(type of purchase)

'religious community chasing daily' is the wordplay.
'religious community' becomes 'order' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'religious' bit.).
'chasing' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'daily' becomes 'mail' (daily UK newspaper).
'order' after 'mail' is 'MAIL-ORDER'.

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(Other definitions for mail order that I've seen before include "Buying by post" , "type of catalogue" , "that one's sent for?" , "Means of shopping" , "Type of purchase" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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