Crime concealed by attendant where parish priest lives (9)
I believe the answer is:
parsonage
'where parish priest lives' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'crime concealed by attendant' is the wordplay.
'crime' becomes 'arson' (crime of illegally starting a fire).
'concealed by' indicates putting letters inside.
'attendant' becomes 'page' (page is a kind of attendant).
'arson' going within 'page' is 'PARSONAGE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for parsonage that I've seen before include "Framley - (Trollope)" , "cleric' s place" , "minister's house" , "House of clergyman" , "Church house" .)