Rare delay unsettled licensed church official (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
lay reader
'licensed church official' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'rare delay unsettled' is the wordplay.
'unsettled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rare'+'delay'='raredelay'
'raredelay' with letters rearranged gives 'LAY READER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lay reader that I've seen before include "Unordained preacher" , "volunteer for service?" , "licensee in church" , "who may give lessons" , "Minister's assistant" .)