Israelite priest's relief, released from judge's clutches (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'israelite' is the definition.
(I know that Eli has the occupation Kohen)
'priest's relief released from judge's clutches' is the wordplay.
'ELI' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Shiloh priest (Bible)" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" , "Man's name" , "OT high priest" , "patriarch" .)