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Monk music unplanned for recital (6)

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I believe the answer is:

chants

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'monk music unplanned for recital' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'music unplanned for recital' is the wordplay.
'music' becomes 'chant' (chant is a kind of music).
'unplanned for recital' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'chant'+'s'='CHANTS'

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(Other definitions for chants that I've seen before include "Sings in one tone" , "Sings or speaks in monotonous way" , "Snatch (anag)" , "Speaks or sings on a single note" , "Sings in monotone, say psalms" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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