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Met up with scripture that's sacred (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

totem

'sacred' is the definition.

'met up with scripture' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'scripture' becomes 'OT' (Old Testament).
'met' in reverse letter order is 'tem'.
'tem' enclosing 'ot' is 'TOTEM'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "charming symbol, say" , "emblem of tribe?" , "symbolic animal" , "Natural item of spiritual significance" , "symbol of spiritual significance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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