They gather prayers about men (10)

I believe the answer is:

collectors

'they gather' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'prayers about men' is the wordplay.
'prayers' becomes 'collects' (a 'collect' is a type of short prayer).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'men' becomes 'or' (I've seen this in other clues).
'collects' going around 'or' is 'COLLECTORS'.

(Another definition for collectors that I've seen is " They gather".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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