Cryptic crossword clue
Previous convictions for religious leaders 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PRIORS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "religious leaders" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case religious leaders = priors.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PRIORS mean?

PRIORS noun
  1. A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
  2. A chief magistrate in Italy.
  3. (law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.
  4. In Bayesian inference, a prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected.

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