Egyptian god of the dead (6)
I believe the answer is:
osiris
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">egyptian god of the dead</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for osiris that I've seen before include "Egyptian god of the dead" , "Husband of Isis, father of Horus - sis or I (anag)" , "once highly esteemed by Egyptians" , "one held to be divine" , "Egyptian deity" .)