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Small church, or one inside glass (8)

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I believe the answer is:

schooner

'glass' is the definition.
(schooner is a kind of glass)

'small church or one inside' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'or' placed around 'one' is 'ooner'.
's'+'ch'+'ooner'='SCHOONER'

(Other definitions for schooner that I've seen before include "wooden vessel" , "Sailing vessel - drinking vessel" , "Sailing vessel used in former times" , "In the main it is" , "Type of glass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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