Extreme elements in Supreme Court forming splinter group (4)
I believe the answer is:
sect
'splinter group' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'extreme elements in supreme court' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'court' could be 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names) and 'ct' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'se' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'forming' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sect that I've seen before include "Subdivision of a larger religious group" , "Group of people with unusual religious beliefs" , "Cult group" , "Religious splinter group" , "Small group with own religious beliefs" .)