Cleric has finished with gold (6)
I believe the answer is:
pastor
'cleric' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'finished with gold' is the wordplay.
'finished with' becomes 'past' (I've seen this in another clue).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'past'+'or'='PASTOR'
'has' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for pastor that I've seen before include "To spar with clergyman" , "Old shepherd" , "A sport (anag)" , "One with a flock (of people)" , "Minister; shepherd" .)