Vehicle used when battling a disturbance after church (7)
I believe the answer is:
chariot
'vehicle' is the definition.
(chariot is a kind of vehicle)
'a disturbance after church' is the wordplay.
'disturbance' becomes 'riot' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'a'+'riot'='ariot'
'ariot' after 'ch' is 'CHARIOT'.
'used when battling' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chariot that I've seen before include "'Two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle (7)'" , "Stately vehicle" , "Roman two-wheeled vehicle" , "four-wheeled carriage?" , "Two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle in ancient Rome" .)