Prophet some stoned by front of synagogue (5)
I believe the answer is:
moses
'prophet' is the definition.
(Moses is an example)
'some stoned by front of synagogue' is the wordplay.
'stoned' is an anagram indicator (can mean on drugs or drunk).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'front of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'synagogue' is 's'.
'some' is an anagram of 'mose'.
'mose'+'s'='MOSES'
(Other definitions for moses that I've seen before include "He parted the Red Sea" , "Prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt" , "He led the Jews from slavery in Egypt" , "Ancient lawgiver" , "Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites on the Exodus" .)