Cryptic crossword clue
Nuisances in religious instruction thrown out by clergy 5

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Nuisances" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nuisances = pests.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PESTS mean?

PESTS noun
  1. A plague, pestilence, epidemic
  2. Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
  3. An annoying person, a nuisance.
  4. An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
  5. An invasive weed.

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