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Pursue mum's doctrine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dogma

'doctrine' is the definition.
(dogma is a kind of doctrine)

'pursue mum's' is the wordplay.
'pursue' becomes 'dog' (dogging is a kind of pursuing).
'mum' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'dog'+'ma'='DOGMA'

(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "Doctrine accepted without question" , "Set of principles laid down as incontrovertibly true" , "Laid-down doctrine" , "Authoritative doctrine" , "Beliefs laid down as incontrovertibly true" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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