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Sect by river shows way of life (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

culture

'way of life' is the definition.
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'sect by river' is the wordplay.
'sect' becomes 'cult' (I've seen this before).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'river' becomes 'Ure' (river in Yorkshire).
'cult'+'ure'='CULTURE'

'shows' is the link.

(Other definitions for culture that I've seen before include "Refinement; grow (bacteria)" , "Growth in the laboratory" , "Set of ideas and values of a group" , "Customs of a group" , "Refinement - micro-organisms in a medium" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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