Convent (7)
I believe the answer is:
nunnery
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">convent</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(nunnery is a kind of convent)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nunnery that I've seen before include "Female religious house" , "Religious establishment" , "Convent" , "sisters' place" , "Hamlet to Ophelia: 'Get thee to a . . . . . . .'" .)