The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOVICES
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More clues leading to the result NOVICES
- Religious probationers, and what they ideally should have?
- Monastery residents without sin?
- Why craftsmen can't grip religious recruits?
- Recruits - small number having bad habits?
- Students – completely clean?
- Only virtues needed for people going in order?
- Students with zero faults
- . Sees time running out for very many students
- Trainees' ads make TV
- No bad habits for beginners
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What does NOVICES mean?
NOVICES noun- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
- A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.