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A goddess lives twice (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isis

'a goddess' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lives twice' is the wordplay.
'lives' becomes 'is' ('be' can be a synonym of 'live').
'twice' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'is' doubled is 'ISIS'.

(Other definitions for isis that I've seen before include "Jihadists" , "Sister of Osiris" , "River Thames at Oxford" , "The goddess lives twice" , "Divine female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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