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Tool in church lies broken (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chisel

'tool' is the definition.
(chisel is a kind of tool)

'church lies broken' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'lies' with letters rearranged gives 'isel'.
'ch'+'isel'='CHISEL'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chisel that I've seen before include "Carpenter's tool for shaping wood" , "Carpentry tool" , "Flat steel tool with a cutting edge" , "Sculpting tool" , "Wood, stone or metal-cutting tool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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