Repulse development around church tomb (9)
I believe the answer is:
sepulchre
'tomb' is the definition.
(I know that sepulchre is a type of tomb)
'repulse development around church' is the wordplay.
'development' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'church' becomes 'ch' (abbreviation on maps etc).
'repulse' anagrammed gives 'sepulre'.
'sepulre' going around 'ch' is 'SEPULCHRE'.
(Other definitions for sepulchre that I've seen before include "Helps cure (anag)" , "vault" , "Resting place" , "Help curse (anag) - tomb" , "Burial place" .)