Yearned madly for a clergyman's house (7)
I believe the answer is:
deanery
'a clergyman's house' is the definition.
'yearned madly' is the wordplay.
'madly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'yearned' is an anagram of 'DEANERY'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for deanery that I've seen before include "ministerial office" , "Yearned (anag.)" , "Office of a cathedral dignitary" , "Cathedral head's house" , "group of parishes" .)