Yalie (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'yalie' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "OT high priest" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" , "Biblical teacher of Samuel" , "- Wallach, US actor" , "Biblical high priest" .)