Cleric getting tea - simple (8)
I believe the answer is:
chaplain
'cleric' is the definition.
(I know that Chaplain is a type of priest)
'tea simple' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'simple' becomes 'plain' (associated in meaning).
'cha'+'plain'='CHAPLAIN'
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for chaplain that I've seen before include "man of God" , "cleric" , "man of the cloth" , "Forces' clergyman" , "Armed services clergyman" .)