### Clue: Mayan peeled onion sent over for religious leaders (10)
### Answer: AYATOLLAHS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: religious leaders 
 "Mayan" **minus ****its 1st and last letters**(peeled) + **reversal of**(… sent over) SHALLOT(a small onion-like bulb, used as an onion substitute).
Defn: … of Shiite Muslims.