Tibetan religious leader (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
dalai lama
'tibetan religious leader' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dalai lama that I've seen before include "Tibetan religious leader" , "'Spiritual leader of Tibet (5,4)'" , "Chief Tibetan priest" , "Titular Tibetan" , "Tibetan Buddhist leader, meaning ocean monk" .)