___ Lama (5)
I believe the answer is:
dalai
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lama</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Dalai Lama is an example)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dalai that I've seen before include "The . . . . . Lama is Tibet's spiritual ruler" , ".... Lama is spiritual leader of Tibet" .)