Praying mantis, say, as part of religious group? (6)
I believe the answer is:
insect
'praying mantis say' is the definition.
(praying mantis is a kind of insect)
'part of religious group?' is the wordplay.
'part of' becomes 'in' (I've seen this in other clues).
'religious group?' becomes 'sect' (I've seen this before).
'in'+'sect'='INSECT'
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for insect that I've seen before include "Bug" , "Member of the largest class of creatures" , "Worthless person" , "Invertebrate, often winged" , "Six-legged animal" .)