Muslim priests (5)
I believe the answer is:
imams
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">muslim priests</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 imams that I've seen before include "Religious men" , "Mosque prayer leaders" , "prayer-leaders" , "devotional officers" , "learned theologians" .)