Division due to discord (6)

I believe the answer is:

schism

(Other definitions for schism that I've seen before include "Split in church unity" , "Serious split in a group" , "Split, especially ecclesiastical" , "Split, rift" , "break" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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