Cryptic crossword clue
Incurred expenditure on behalf of church that’s no longer influential 5,5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word SPENT FORCE

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The straight part
We know that "that’s no longer influential" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s no longer influential = spent force.
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