Distinctive spirit of those putting English first (5)
I believe the answer is:
ethos
'distinctive spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'those putting english first' is the wordplay.
'those' can be anagrammed to 'ETHOS'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ethos that I've seen before include "Cultural spirit" , "Philosophy" , "Distinctive attitudes of a people" , "Distinctive traits of a culture, time etc" , "Spirit (of, eg, an age)" .)