Once more check and control cult holding power (9)

I believe the answer is:

reinspect

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'once more check' is the definition.
The definition suggests a verb in its base form which matches the answer.

'control cult holding power' is the wordplay.
'control' becomes 'rein' (reining is a kind of controlling).
'cult' becomes 'sect' (religious sect).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'power' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'sect' going around 'p' is 'spect'.
'rein'+'spect'='REINSPECT'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for reinspect that I've seen before include "Further check" , "Do follow-up work for Ofsted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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