Tradesfolk start to supply drinks for church (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

sales force

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'tradesfolk start to supply drinks for church' is the definition.
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'start to supply drinks for church' is the wordplay.
'start to' says to take the initial letters.
'drinks' becomes 'ales' (ale is a kind of drink).
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
The first letter of 'supply' is 's'.
's'+'ales'+'for'+'ce'='SALES FORCE'

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(Other definitions for sales force that I've seen before include "Money-minded team" , "Company staff" , "team taking orders" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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