A man of the cloth (5)
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'a man' is the first definition.
'cloth' is the second definition.
(serge is a kind of cloth)
'of the' is the link.
(Other definitions for serge that I've seen before include "A twill fabric" , "Durable fabric" , "Stuff" , "Twilled woollen fabric" , "Twilled fabric; name" .)
I believe this is a double definition.
'a man' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'cloth' is the second definition.
(terry is a kind of cloth)
'of the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for terry that I've seen before include "A man" , "Cloth to make towels" , "Fabric with piles" , "Towelling fabric" , "(Rhyming) man's name" .)