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When in church for example (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

case

'example' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'when in church' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'as' going into 'ce' is 'CASE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for case that I've seen before include "Trunk" , "Item of luggage" , "Judge tries this" , "Piece of luggage and a court proceeding" , "A law suit or a container" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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