Crossword Genius

Make stuff for church, getting paid (5-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

force-feed

'make stuff' is the definition.

'for church getting paid' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'paid' becomes 'feed' (I've seen this before).
'for'+'ce'+'feed'='FORCE-FEED'

(Another definition for force-feed that I've seen is " Compel to eat".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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