Bills passed for religious work (4)

I believe the answer is:

acts

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'religious work' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for acts that I've seen before include "straight after John" , "religious work" , "Is effective" , "5th NT book" , "Does something" .)

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

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