Superficial façade always associated with cleric (6)
I believe the answer is:
veneer
'superficial facade' is the definition.
'veneer' can be an answer for 'facade' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'superficial' bit.
'always associated with cleric' is the wordplay.
'always' becomes 'eer' (poetic way of saying ever).
'associated with' says to put letters next to each other.
'cleric' becomes 'ven' (abbreviation for The Venerable).
'eer' after 'ven' is 'VENEER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for veneer that I've seen before include "Thin covering on top, as of wood" , "screen" , "Thin covering on the outside" , "Thin coating on a surface" , "Mask; gloss" .)