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... so that he might, like the friar, recall holy books (2,5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

in order to

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'so' is the definition.
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'he might like the friar recall holy books' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'der' and 'der' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'that' is the link.

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(Another definition for in order to that I've seen is " So one can".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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