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Follow graduate's doctrine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dogma

'doctrine' is the definition.
(I know that dogma is a type of church doctrine)

'follow graduate's' is the wordplay.
'follow' becomes 'dog' (I've seen this in another clue).
'graduate' becomes 'MA' (abbreviation for Master of Arts).
'dog'+'ma'='DOGMA'

(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "Set of principles laid down as incontrovertibly true" , "Body of religious doctrine" , "Doctrine accepted without question" , "Opinion viewed as truth?" , "Body of creed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Daily Express.
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