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Uneducated type in drably coloured church … (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dunce

'uneducated type' is the definition.

'drably coloured church' is the wordplay.
'drably coloured' becomes 'dun' (dun means of a grey-brown colour).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'dun'+'ce'='DUNCE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dunce that I've seen before include "Poor student" , "Old word for person slow at learning" , "Idiot" , "Poor learner" , "Dolt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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