Provides staff for English religious dwelling (5)
I believe the answer is:
manse
'religious dwelling' is the definition.
(house for a religious minister)
'provides staff for english' is the wordplay.
'provides staff' becomes 'mans'.
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'mans'+'e'='MANSE'
(Other definitions for manse that I've seen before include "Names (anag.)" , "House of a clergyman" , "Religious home" , "Minister's quarters" , "Religious minister's house" .)