The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word ARCHBISHOPS
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The straight part
We know that "Churchmen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case churchmen = archbishops.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ARCHBISHOPS mean?
ARCHBISHOPS noun- A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)