Short piece of sacred choral music (5)

I believe the answer is:

motet

(Other definitions for motet that I've seen before include "Religious choral composition" , "Unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics" , "Anthem or church cantata" , "musical piece" , "Musical composition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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