A universal god creator (6)

I believe the answer is:

author

'creator' is the definition.
(author is a kind of creator)

'a universal god' is the wordplay.
'universal' becomes 'u'.
'god' becomes 'thor' (Thor is an example**).
'a'+'u'+'thor'='AUTHOR'

(Other definitions for author that I've seen before include "Ford, for example" , "Creator of written work" , "Writer - initiator" , "Source, writer" , "Creative artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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