Right for publisher to abridge cleric (5)
I believe the answer is:
recto
'right' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'publisher to abridge cleric' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'rec' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recto that I've seen before include "front page" , "No leaves left" , "Page three, for example" , "Side of paper" , "Odd-numbered page" .)