About time Montessori left concerned with nuptials (7)

I believe the answer is:

marital

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(Other definitions for marital that I've seen before include "Relating to marriage" , "describing matrimony" , "Of a wedding" , "Sort of union" , "This type of bliss" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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