What does the cryptic crossword clue "Those starting on good religious evangelists seem monsters (5)" mean?

The definition is "monsters". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). O (first_letter="on") + G (abbreviation="good") + R (abbreviation="religious") + E (first_letter="evangelists") + S (abbreviation="seem") = OGRES; definition: "monsters" The answer is OGRES.

Those starting on good religious evangelists seem monsters (5)

Independent Cryptic #11914 | 19 Across | 2024-12-16 flower

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