Beat a Tibetan monk (4)

I believe the answer is:

lama

'tibetan monk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'beat a' is the wordplay.
'beat' becomes 'lam' (I've seen this before**).
'lam'+'a'='LAMA'

(Other definitions for lama that I've seen before include "Dalai . . . ., chief priest and once ruler of Tibet" , "Tibetan high priest" , "Holy man in Tibet" , "A Tibetan Buddhist priest or monk" , "A Buddhist priest in Tibet (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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