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Capital ditching old religious ceremony (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sacrament

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'religious ceremony' is the definition.
(I know that sacrament is a type of religious ceremony)

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(Other definitions for sacrament that I've seen before include "Religious ritual" , "Form of religious observance" , "Orders" , "Holy ritual" , "Religious ceremony" .)

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