Path for Confucians (3)
I believe the answer is:
tao
'path for confucians' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tao that I've seen before include "Source of existence (Chinese)" , "path of Chinese" , "In China, code of behaviour in harmony with natural order" , "Philosophical principle, the way" , "The way of Chinese philosophy" .)