Cryptic crossword clue
Placate church occupants with tree extract 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CATECHU

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The straight part
We know that "tree extract" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tree extract = catechu.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CATECHU mean?

CATECHU noun
  1. A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.

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