Church Father wrapped in older sheets? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
rice paper
'church father wrapped in older sheets?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'church father wrapped in older' is the wordplay.
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'wrapped in' indicates putting letters inside.
'older' becomes 'riper' ('ripe' can be similar in meaning to 'old').
'ce'+'pa'='cepa'
'cepa' placed into 'riper' is 'RICE-PAPER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rice paper that I've seen before include "thin basis for dish" , "Thin edible base for baking" , "Thin edible sheet used in cooking" , "baking aid" , "Cook it and eat it, don't write on it" .)