Planet discovered by William Herschel (6)

I believe the answer is:

uranus

(Other definitions for uranus that I've seen before include "Planet that's the butt of much wordplay" , "A major planet or the most ancient Greek god" , "Planet discovered by William Herschell in 1781" , "Uses profane language" , "space traveller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.

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