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Inflexible belief of one who's dropped litter? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dogma

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'inflexible belief' is the definition.
'dogma' can be an answer for 'belief' (dogma is a kind of belief). I am unsure of the 'inflexible' bit.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "Inflexible principles" , "Doctrine laid down with authority" , "Doctrine accepted as true without proof" , "Blind faith required" , "Some believe it certainly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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