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Religion thus hides clue (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shinto

'religion' is the definition.
(Shinto is an example)

'thus hides clue' is the wordplay.
'thus' becomes 'so' ('so' can be a synonym of 'thus').
'hides' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'clue' becomes 'hint' ('hint' can be a synonym of 'clue').
'so' going around 'hint' is 'SHINTO'.

(Other definitions for shinto that I've seen before include "Japanese cult" , "Japanese ancestor-worshipping religion" , "State religion of Japan until 1945" , "faith" , "Japenese religion revering ancestors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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