Shame is unusual for Jesus? (7)
I believe the answer is:
messiah
'jesus?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'shame is unusual' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'shame'+'is'='shameis'
'shameis' is an anagram of 'MESSIAH'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for messiah that I've seen before include "Choral work often performed at Christmas" , "Inspirational liberator" , "Redeemer" , "Handel's composition, sung annually by Our Lady's Choral Society" , "His coming was prophesied in the Old Testament" .)