English noblemen (5)
I believe the answer is:
earls
'english noblemen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for earls that I've seen before include "London exhibition centre" , "Lear's out for the flight of the nobility" , "Laser the British peers" , "They're below marquess and above viscount" , "members of the House of Lords" .)