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A town rebuilt by a god (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wotan

'a god' is the definition.
(Wotan is an example)

'a town rebuilt' is the wordplay.
'rebuilt' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'town'='atown'
'atown' with letters rearranged gives 'WOTAN'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for wotan that I've seen before include "Germanic god" , "Supreme god" , "Teutonic god in the Ring Cycle" , "Wagnerian head god" , "Another name for Odin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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