He leaves Muslim leaders for disciples of the Guru (5)
I believe the answer is:
sikhs
'disciples of the guru' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'he leaves muslim leaders' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'he' could be 'si' and 'si' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sikhs that I've seen before include "Members of a religion who wear turbans" , "Followers of gurus" , "Followers of an Indian religion" , "certain believers" , "Religious adherents" .)