Cryptic crossword clue
Personality outside church spoke affectedly 6

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

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The straight part
We know that "spoke affectedly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spoke affectedly = minced.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MINCED mean?

MINCED adjective
  1. Finely chopped.
  2. Minutely subdivided.
  3. Weakened, extenuated.
MINCED verb
  1. To make less; make small.
  2. To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
  3. To effect mincingly.
  4. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
  5. To suppress or weaken the force of
  6. To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly
  7. To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
  8. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
  9. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

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