Holy man always honest about finishing work (5)
I believe the answer is:
fakir
'holy man' is the definition.
(fakir is a kind of holy man)
'honest about finishing work' is the wordplay.
'honest' becomes 'fair' (similar in meaning).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'finishing' says to take the final letters (the letter which finishes the word).
The last letter of 'work' is 'k'.
'fair' placed around 'k' is 'FAKIR'.
'always' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fakir that I've seen before include "Muslim ascetic - Hindu holy man" , "Indian religious ascetic" , "Religious mendicant in India" , "Muslim mendicant monk and holy man" , "Muslim or Hindu mendicant holy man" .)