Churchman gets a pass yet goes astray (7)
I believe the answer is:
acolyte
'churchman' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'a pass yet goes astray' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'col' (col is a term for a mountain pass).
'goes astray' indicates an anagram.
'yet' with letters rearranged gives 'yte'.
'a'+'col'+'yte'='ACOLYTE'
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for acolyte that I've seen before include "Religious assistant" , "Minister's assistant" , "Faithful assistant" , "Attendant - faithful follower" , "Assistant, follower" .)