Wise ones (5)
I believe the answer is:
sages
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">wise ones</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sages that I've seen before include "Learned people" , "Wise men" , "Pundits" , "Wise people" , "enlightened people" .)