Minister once said to misbehave (8)
I believe the answer is:
diocesan
'minister' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'once said to misbehave' is the wordplay.
'to misbehave' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'misbehaving' mean this).
'once'+'said'='oncesaid'
'oncesaid' with letters rearranged gives 'DIOCESAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for diocesan that I've seen before include "Bishop; is deacon (anag.)" , "Looking to see" , "Relating to a see" , "Relating to bishop's jurisdiction" , "Of the territory of a bishop" .)