Priest, upstanding resident of council estate? (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'priest' is the definition.
(biblical figure)
'upstanding resident of council estate?' is the wordplay.
'upstanding' is a reversal indicator.
'resident of' indicates a hidden word.
'ile' can be found hidden inside 'council estate'.
'ile' reversed gives 'ELI'.
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Religious character" , "Shiloh priest (Bible)" , "Man's name" , "Old Testament high priest" , "Man" .)