Armed forces minister in residence, note (5)
I believe the answer is:
padre
'armed forces minister' is the definition.
'padre' can be an answer for 'minister' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'armed forces' bit.
'residence note' is the wordplay.
'residence' becomes 'pad' (I've seen this before).
'note' becomes 're' (as in do-re-mi).
'pad'+'re'='PADRE'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for padre that I've seen before include "clerical worker" , "Priest, chaplain" , "Sky pilot (military slang)" , "Chaplain to armed forces" , "Army chaplain" .)