United Church, in unhappy surroundings, may be displayed with relish (6)
I believe the answer is:
sauced
'be displayed with relish' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'united church in unhappy surroundings' is the wordplay.
'united' becomes 'u' (abbreviation as in Man U for Manchester United).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'unhappy' becomes 'sad' (associated in meaning).
'surroundings' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ce' inserted into 'sad' is 'saced'.
'u' going within 'saced' is 'SAUCED'.
'may' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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