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What might be represented as 'Anticipating bits of my advice, do good'? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

dogma

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'what might be represented as 'anticipating bits of my advice do good'?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

''anticipating bits of my advice do good'?' is the wordplay.
''anticipating' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters go before others).
'bits of' says to take the initial letters.
'good'?' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
The initial letters of 'my advice' is 'ma'.
'do'+'g'='dog'
'ma' after 'dog' is 'DOGMA'.

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(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "Laid down set of (religious) principles" , "Belief, precept" , "Set of principles laid down as incontrovertibly true" , "Authoritative doctrine" , "Tenet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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