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Cult said to be in pieces (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sectoral

'in pieces' is the definition.

'cult said' is the wordplay.
'cult' becomes 'sect' (I've seen this before).
'said' becomes 'oral' (I've seen this before).
'sect'+'oral'='SECTORAL'

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sectoral that I've seen before include "of division" , "in area separate from others?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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