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Monk withdrawing just so rite can change (10)

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I believe the answer is:

cistercian

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'monk' is the definition.
(Cistercian is an example)

'withdrawing just so rite can change' is the wordplay.
'withdrawing' says the letters should be written backwards.
'just so' becomes 'sic' ('so' in Latin. I am not sure about the 'just' bit.).
'change' indicates an anagram.
'sic' reversed gives 'cis'.
'rite'+'can'='ritecan'
'ritecan' anagrammed gives 'tercian'.
'cis'+'tercian'='CISTERCIAN'

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(Other definitions for cistercian that I've seen before include "Man following order" , "Monk" .)

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