Church article samples particular buildings for worship (9)
I believe the answer is:
chantries
'particular buildings for worship' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'church article samples' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'samples' becomes 'tries' ('try' can be a synonym of 'sample').
'ch'+'an'+'tries'='CHANTRIES'
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