Religious areas of the country? (6)
I believe the answer is:
tracts
'religious areas' is the definition.
'tracts' can be an answer for 'areas' (tract is a kind of area). I'm not sure about the 'religious' bit.
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tracts that I've seen before include "Big areas of land or small pamphlets" , "Large stretches of land or religious pamphlets" , "Extended areas of land" , "leaflets" , "Large areas of land or small pamphlets" .)