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Churchmen from the Andes? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deans

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'churchmen' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'from the andes?' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'andes' anagrammed gives 'DEANS'.

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(Another definition for deans that I've seen is " chief judges".)

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