Timber insect at church club (5-4)

I believe the answer is:

beech-wood

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'timber' is the definition.
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'insect at church club' is the wordplay.
'insect' becomes 'bee' (bee is a type of insect).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'club' becomes 'wood' (wood is a kind of club).
'bee'+'ch'+'wood'='BEECH-WOOD'

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