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Monk runs to be entered in a Derby? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arhat

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'monk' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'runs to be entered in a derby?' is the wordplay.
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'to be entered in' is an insertion indicator.
'derby?' becomes 'hat' (derby is a kind of hat).
'a'+'hat'='ahat'
'r' put into 'ahat' is 'ARHAT'.

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(Another definition for arhat that I've seen is " Buddhist saint of high rank".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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