Not in the church as lucre is wicked (7)

I believe the answer is:

secular

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'not in the church' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'as lucre is wicked' is the wordplay.
'is wicked' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'lucre'='aslucre'
'aslucre' is an anagram of 'SECULAR'.

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(Other definitions for secular that I've seen before include "Not involving religion,worldly" , "associated with those who are 21 [LAYMEN]" , "Ignoring God" , "Clear us, not being involved in religion" , "without religion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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