Cryptic crossword clue
IMHO, snakes regularly become religious figures 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MONKS

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The straight part
We know that "religious figures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case religious figures = monks.
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What does MONKS mean?

MONKS noun
  1. A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  2. In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
  3. A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  4. An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
  5. A judge.
  6. A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
  7. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
  8. A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
  9. The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
  10. The monkfish.
  11. A fuse for firing mines.
MONKS verb
  1. To be a monk.
  2. To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
  3. To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
  4. To be intoxicated or confused.
  5. To be attached in a way that sticks out.
MONKS noun
  1. A monkey.

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