Saints getting in surprisingly easy attempts (6)

I believe the answer is:

essays

(Other definitions for essays that I've seen before include "Students' works" , "Makes experimental attempts" , "Tries for theses?" , "texts" , "Tries to write compositions?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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