Find company in one churchman or another (6)
I believe the answer is:
deacon
'find company' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'in one churchman or another' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'one churchman' becomes 'dean' (I've seen this before).
'or another' becomes 'co' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'dean' enclosing 'co' is 'DEACON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deacon that I've seen before include "Junior minister" , "Church post" , "Church official - canoed (anag)" , "A member of the lower orders of clergy" , "Christian rank below a priest" .)