European people bringing down current wise guy (5)
I believe the answer is:
rishi
'guy' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rishi that I've seen before include "Spiritual leader" , "Poet" , "Guru" , "wise man" , "Hindu sage or saint" .)