A couple of bishops turned to another cleric (5)
I believe the answer is:
abbot
'another cleric' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a couple of bishops turned to' is the wordplay.
'couple of' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'bishops' becomes 'b' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'turned' says the letters should be written backwards.
'to' back-to-front is 'ot'.
'b' duplicated is 'bb'.
'a'+'bb'+'ot'='ABBOT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abbot that I've seen before include "Head of a community of monks" , "Father" , "Prior's clerical superior" , "Monastery chief" , "meeting Newton in Devon" .)