Convent authority (6)

I believe the answer is:

abbess

(Other definitions for abbess that I've seen before include "Superior nun" , "Nuns' leader" , "woman trying to be religious?" , "Senior ecclesiastic" , "Superior of group of nuns" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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