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Article about the eastern goddess of wisdom (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athene

'goddess of wisdom' is the definition.
(Greek goddess of wisdom)

'article about the eastern' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'an' going around 'the' is 'athen'.
'athen'+'e'='ATHENE'

(Other definitions for athene that I've seen before include "patroness of the arts!" , "Minerva was Roman counterpart of this goddess" , "Pallas -, Gr. goddess" , "Wise woman" , "deity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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