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Roofing material in yonder church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thatch

'roofing material' is the definition.
(I know that thatch is a type of roofing material)

'yonder church' is the wordplay.
'yonder' becomes 'that' (I've seen this in another clue).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'that'+'ch'='THATCH'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for thatch that I've seen before include "Material used to cover" , "Old-fashioned roofing material" , "Old-fashioned roof covering material" , "unusual roof" , "Old fashioned rural roof covering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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