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Conservative member has chosen to become a monk (9)

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I believe the answer is:

carmelite

'a monk' is the definition.
(carmelite is a type of monk)

'conservative member has chosen' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'member' becomes 'arm' (member can mean a limb).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'chosen' becomes 'elite' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'arm'+'elite'='CARMELITE'

'to become' is the link.

(Other definitions for carmelite that I've seen before include "Prayer" , "Does Mal recite about the monk?" , "Sister" , "Friar or nun of particular order" , "member of religious order" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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