Cryptic crossword clue
Church loves to plug support for education 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SCHOOLING

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The straight part
We know that "education" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case education = schooling.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SCHOOLING mean?

SCHOOLING verb
  1. (of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.
SCHOOLING verb
  1. To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
  2. To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
  3. To control, or compose, one's expression.
SCHOOLING noun
  1. Training or instruction.
  2. Institutional education; attendance of school.
  3. The training of a horse at dressage.
  4. Discipline; reproof; reprimand.
  5. Compensation for instruction; price or reward paid to an instructor for teaching pupils.

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