Just as it should be for the monks, without exception (3,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
all in order
'just as it should be for' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'monks without exception' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'monks' could be 'order' and 'order' is located in the answer.
'without exception' could be 'all' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'all' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' is the link.
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