Half of the clergy in NW town (6)
I believe the answer is:
eccles
'nw town' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eccles that I've seen before include "Greater Manchester town, producing its own special cakes since 1793" , "in which goon appears" , "Town after which a cake is named" , "Town in Greater Manchester, selling its own cakes since 1793" , "NW town" .)