Army chaplains (6)
I believe the answer is:
padres
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">army chaplains</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for padres that I've seen before include "Army chaplains" , "Spared by clerics" , "Spread (anag.)" , "Ministers" , "Spared as military clergy" .)