Inventor Whitney (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">inventor whitney</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 eli that I've seen before include "Priest at Shiloh (Samuel)" , "Highest priest at Shiloh" , "Teacher of prophet Samuel" , "OT high priest" , "Man" .)