Towards the end, priest turned over a new leaf? (5)
I believe the answer is:
petal
'a new leaf?' is the definition.
'petal' can be an answer for 'leaf?' (petal is a kind of leaf). I'm unsure of the 'a new' bit.
'towards the end priest turned' is the wordplay.
'towards the end' becomes 'late' (I've seen this in other clues).
'priest' becomes 'p' (ecclesiastical abbreviation).
'turned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'late'+'p'='latep'
'latep' written backwards gives 'PETAL'.
'over' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for petal that I've seen before include "Plate (anag.)" , "Coloured segment of flower" , "Colourful flower part" , "Brightly-coloured part of flower" , "part of seven [VIOLA]" .)