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Wine bottle church needed to hold a service (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carafe

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

'church needed to hold a service' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'needed to hold' is an insertion indicator (to hold can mean to receive or contain).
'service' becomes 'RAF' (Royal Air Force).
'a'+'raf'='araf'
'ce' going around 'araf' is 'CARAFE'.

(Other definitions for carafe that I've seen before include "Glass bottle for serving wine at table" , "Decanter" , "Wine-flask" , "Wine, water, jug" , "Glass bottle in which wine is served at table" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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