RC burial conducted as per official rites (8)
I believe the answer is:
rubrical
'as per official rites' is the definition.
'rc burial conducted' is the wordplay.
'conducted' is an anagram indicator.
'rc'+'burial'='rcburial'
'rcburial' with letters rearranged gives 'RUBRICAL'.
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