Clergyman takes time out to see father (5)
I believe the answer is:
daddy
'father' is the definition.
(I know that father can be written as daddy)
'clergyman takes time out' is the wordplay.
'clergyman' becomes 'dd' (Doctor of Divinity).
'takes' means one lot of letters goes inside another (take can mean to capture or invade).
'time out' becomes 'day' (day is a kind of time. I am not sure about the 'out' bit.).
'dd' put into 'day' is 'DADDY'.
'to see' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for daddy that I've seen before include ">one of the Fathers" , "Papa" , "Pa" , "Informal father" , "Child's father" .)