Phoenix Magazine 04/12/2020

[stuckontwo]

16 Across. English ends decapitating major oriental religion with an unambiguously intrusive word. (4).
I-T-

[bookbinder]

(Sh)into

[cashier]

(Sh) into

[stuckontwo]

Thank you both. Can you explain the clue for me please?

[shoota]

Shinto is an Oriental religion, big in Japan.
SH is the end of English, Shinto decapitated is INTO, an obtrusive word.

[bookbinder]

major oriental religion = Shinto (practised in Japan)
English ends = sh (end of word 'English')
decapitating (removing first two letters of Shinto)
intrusive word = into

[stuckontwo]

I appreciate it, Thank you all.

[stuckontwo]

Thank you