What does the cryptic crossword clue "Southern church is beginning to minimise split (6)" mean?

The definition is "split". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). S (abbreviation="Southern") + CH (abbreviation="church") + IS (deletion="is") + M (first_letter="minimise") = SCHISM; definition: "split" The answer is SCHISM.

Southern church is beginning to minimise split (6)

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