Church official (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">church official</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(as in church elders)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "Ancestor" , "Tribal leader; tree" , "Kind of tree or senior person in tribe" , "Church official; tree" , "Senior leader" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">church official</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deacon that I've seen before include "Junior minister" , "Cleric - canoed (anag)" , "Clergyman of low rank" , "Layman attending to church duties" , "Christian rank below a priest" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">church official</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(type of church official)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for verger that I've seen before include "Church caretaker and attendant" , "Church official" , "Church officer" .)