Pope (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pope</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(pontiff means the pope)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pontiff that I've seen before include "Title for a pope" , "Bishop" , "Religious leader" , "High-priest" , "Head of the Roman Catholic church" .)