Abbey cleric (4)

I believe the answer is:

monk

(Other definitions for monk that I've seen before include "Trappist, for example" , "Cloistered brother" , "One in a religious order" , "Friar" , "Tonsured person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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