The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABBACY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ABBACY
- A black horse, caught entering a monk’s office
- Pop group with covers of Crosby provides role for elder brother
- Superior office
- Religious office of band completely disheartened
- Pop group's extremely crazy official site?
- Father’s office group, extremely classy
- A bishop past accepting current monastic office
- Group vacated Coventry to establish religious office
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The straight part
We know that "Religious office" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case religious office = abbacy.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ABBACY mean?
ABBACY noun- The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.