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Kiss him madly? It's a belief (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sikhism

'a belief' is the definition.
(I know that Sikhism is a type of faith)

'kiss him madly?' is the wordplay.
'madly?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'madly' mean this).
'kiss'+'him'='kisshim'
'kisshim' is an anagram of 'SIKHISM'.

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for sikhism that I've seen before include "Religion with gurus" , "Indian religion founded by Guru Nanak" , "Kiss him (Anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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