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More intelligent installing bar in church? Right! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cleverer

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'more intelligent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bar in church? right' is the wordplay.
'bar' becomes 'lever' (lever is a kind of bar**).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'church?' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'lever' placed inside 'ce' is 'clevere'.
'clevere'+'r'='CLEVERER'

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(Other definitions for cleverer that I've seen before include "Mentally quicker" , "More intelligent" , "More mentally quick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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