Religious paintings smuggled by Bolshevik on ship (5)

I believe the answer is:

ikons

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'religious paintings' is the definition.
'ikons' can be an answer for 'paintings' (ikon is a kind of painting). I'm not certain of the 'religious' bit.

'smuggled by bolshevik on ship' is the wordplay.
'smuggled by' indicates a hidden word.
'IKONS' is hidden within 'bolshevik on ship'.

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(Other definitions for ikons that I've seen before include "Devotional paintings" , "sainted images" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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