Ecclesiastic sounding like an appliance (5)

I believe the answer is:

friar

(Other definitions for friar that I've seen before include "Father" , "Member of one of the four mendicant orders" , "Religious brother" , "Mendicant priest" , "Religious man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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