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Male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

friar

(Other definitions for friar that I've seen before include "Eg, a Dominican" , "Male member of a mendicant religious order" , "he offers religious teaching?" , "Mendicant priest" , "Eg, a Franciscan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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