Saint in shock in church property (5)
I believe the answer is:
manse
'church property' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'saint in shock' is the wordplay.
'saint' becomes 's'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'shock' becomes 'mane' (both can mean a mass of hair).
's' going within 'mane' is 'MANSE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for manse that I've seen before include "Accommodation" , "Religious minister's house" , "Religious home" , "Scots minister's house" , "Names (anag.)" .)