Religious faction (4)
I believe the answer is:
sect
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">religious faction</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sect that I've seen before include "Heretical group" , "Religious splinter group" , "Religious faction" , "Nonconformist faction" , "Denomination" .)