Cryptic crossword clue
Outer limits drawn back on church soil 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SMIRCH

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The straight part
We know that "soil" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case soil = smirch.
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 SMIRCH mean?

SMIRCH noun
  1. Dirt, or a stain.
  2. A stain on somebody's reputation.
SMIRCH verb
  1. To dirty; to make dirty.
  2. To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander.
SMIRCH noun
  1. A chirp of radiation power from an astronomical body that has a smeared appearance on its plot in the time-frequency plane (usually associated with massive bodies orbiting supermassive black holes)

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