Church dignitaries and clergy members renouncing company (5)
I believe the answer is:
deans
'church dignitaries' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for deans that I've seen is " chief judges".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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