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Follow Master of Arts principle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dogma

'principle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'follow master of arts' is the wordplay.
'follow' becomes 'dog' (I've seen this before).
'master of arts' becomes 'ma' ('MA' can be a synonym of 'master of arts').
'dog'+'ma'='DOGMA'

(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "A religious belief" , "Item of belief" , "Some believe it certainly" , "Doctrine accepted without question" , "Doctrine put forward as true, not to be questioned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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