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Aid reduced by church body (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chassis

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This clue might be a double definition.

'aid reduced by church' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'body' is the second definition.
(I know that chassis is a type of body)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for chassis that I've seen before include "Vehicle structure" , "Body frame" , "Car's structural framework" , "vessel's structural framework" , "Body framework" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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