Heathen cause of a pang, possibly (5)
I believe the answer is:
pagan
'heathen' is the definition.
(both can mean an irreligious person)
'a pang possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'pang'='apang'
'apang' is an anagram of 'PAGAN'.
'cause of' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pagan that I've seen before include "One who does not acknowledge your god(s)" , "One outside the main religions" , "Not conventionally religious" , "Pantheistic" , "Non-mainstream religious believer" .)
