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Canine mum shows blind faith (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dogma

'blind faith' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'canine mum' is the wordplay.
'canine' becomes 'dog' (dog is a kind of canine).
'mum' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'dog'+'ma'='DOGMA'

'shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "church teaching" , "Set of principles laid down as incontrovertibly true" , "Body of creed" , "Set of beliefs" , "Principles laid down by authority as true" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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