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Formal written defence of a strongly-held belief (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apologia

(Other definitions for apologia that I've seen before include "form of defence" , "sort of defence" , "Formal defence of one's conduct" , "Written defence or vindication" , "Formal defence of belief or conduct" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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