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Oriental in a tent, as a rule (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenet

'a rule' is the definition.
(I know that principle can be written as tenet)

'oriental in a tent' is the wordplay.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'e' inserted within 'tent' is 'TENET'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "Conviction" , "A palindromic doctrine or creed" , "you may believe in it" , "Teaching" , "A religious doctrine proclaimed as true without proof" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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