Principle to live by (5)

I believe the answer is:

credo

(Other definitions for credo that I've seen before include "ideology" , "Words to live by; belief" , "Formal statement of principles" , "Guiding principles" , "Dogma" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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