Respected one (5)
'respected one' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "Senior churchman - shrub" , "Earlier born" , "Shrub - church official" , "could be a church leader" , "Senior tribal figure" .)
'respected one' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for doyen that I've seen before include "Senior male member of a group" , "Prominent person in a particular field" , "Senior practitioner" , "Dean of an academy" , "Group's senior member" .)