One of the Manning brothers (3)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">one of the manning brothers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "OT high priest" , "Priest, teacher of Samuel" , "Religious character" , "patriarch" , "Shiloh priest (Bible)" .)