Relinquish a position in a monastery (7)
I believe the answer is:
retreat
'monastery' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for retreat that I've seen before include "Back away" , "Monastery - bugle call" , "Take flight" , "hermitage, perhaps" , "snug" .)