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One living monastic life to bale out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oblate

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'one living monastic life' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'to bale out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'to'+'bale'='tobale'
'tobale' with letters rearranged gives 'OBLATE'.

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(Other definitions for oblate that I've seen before include "dedicated individual" , "Like earth, flattened at the poles" , "Of sphere, flattened at poles" , "One bound to religious life" , "Top-flattened (sphere)" .)

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