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Old boys, tardy entering monastery dwellers not under orders (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oblates

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'monastery dwellers not under orders' is the definition.
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'old boys tardy entering' is the wordplay.
'old boys' becomes 'OBs' (OB is short for old boy).
'tardy' becomes 'late' (synonyms).
'entering' is an insertion indicator.
'obs' enclosing 'late' is 'OBLATES'.

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(Another definition for oblates that I've seen is " Religious types".)

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