An ingredient of sacred orthodoxy (5)

I believe the answer is:

credo

(Other definitions for credo that I've seen before include "piece of sacred music" , "A statement of one's beliefs" , "I believe in Latin" , "Set of principles" , "Formal statement of beliefs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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