Charles Lamb's biblical name? (5)
I believe the answer is:
elias
'charles lamb's' is the definition.
'elia's' can be an answer for 'lamb's' (pseudonym of essayist Charles Lamb). I am unsure of the 'charles' bit.
'biblical name?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'name?' could be 'lia' and 'lia' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'es' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elias that I've seen before include "Hebrew prophet" , "Fellow" .)