Final prerogatives, we hear, for funeral liturgies (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
last rites
'final prerogatives we hear for funeral liturgies' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'final prerogatives we hear for funeral liturgies' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'final' could be 'last' (synonyms) and 'last' is found within the answer.
'liturgies' could be 'rites' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'rites' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for last rites that I've seen before include "Starlet is having final sacraments before death" , "Solemn ceremony" , "Final ceremony" , "final service, maybe" , "Leaving ceremony" .)