Monastery head (5)

I think it could be either:

prior

abbot

'monastery head' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for abbot that I've seen before include "first in order" , "Monks' leader" , "Head of group of monks" , "Head of religious house" , "Monastery chief" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Universal, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The Mirror.

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