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What’s rude? Yell is, in church (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

churlish

'what's rude?' is the definition.
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'yell is in church' is the wordplay.
'yell' becomes 'hurl' (as in hurling abuse at someone).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'hurl'+'is'='hurlis'
'hurlis' going inside 'ch' is 'CHURLISH'.

(Other definitions for churlish that I've seen before include "Mean-spirited and surly" , "Rude and surly" , "Rude and boorish" , "Ill-natured, boorish" , "Uncouth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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