Dissenters on reflection no different in south-west (9)
I believe the answer is:
wesleyans
'dissenters' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'reflection no different in south-west' is the wordplay.
'reflection' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'no' becomes 'nay' (archaic form 'no').
'different' becomes 'else' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'south west' becomes 'sw'.
'nay'+'else'='nayelse'
'nayelse' inserted within 'sw' is 'snayelsew'.
'snayelsew' reversed gives 'WESLEYANS'.
'on' acts as a link.
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