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No credit unfortunately for set of beliefs (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doctrine

'set of beliefs' is the definition.
(as in religious doctrine)

'no credit unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' is an anagram indicator.
'no'+'credit'='nocredit'
'nocredit' with letters rearranged gives 'DOCTRINE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for doctrine that I've seen before include "Dogma" , "No credit given for set of beliefs" , "Church's policy" , "Set of beliefs taught by church" , "Article of faith" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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