Hereditary class in India (5)
I believe the answer is:
caste
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hereditary class in india</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for caste that I've seen before include "Social system" , "Large, long-necked, wading bird" , "Hindu social rank" , "Persons with class" , "Hindu determinant of status" .)