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Anyone get 22d 'Romp likely initially to be disowned by religious retreat'?

Hoyden - Ho(l)y Den, religious retreat, with the 'l' removed (likely initially to be disowned'.)

I should have added that Romp and Hoyden are synonyms, both meaning a tomboy.

Thanks Malone. That was the only one I couldn't get. It was driving me crazy. I have to say 'romp' as a definition is a trifle weird. The dictionary seems to suggest only the definition = boisterous girl, tomboy.

Yes, I've found an archaic definition of romp = boisterous girl. Phew!

I didn't find the definition at all weird and liked the clue! I was initially looking for something that would fit the more usual definition of romp - to move along easily and quickly, especially in a race - and got nowhere.

Chambers has that too - and no indication of it being archaic.