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Athena, as concealed in shadow (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pall

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

'athena as concealed' is the wordplay.
'athena' becomes 'pallas' ('Pallas' can be a synonym of 'athena').
'concealed' suggests deleting specific letters.
'pallas' with 'as' removed is 'PALL'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for pall that I've seen before include "Cloth over a coffin - become insipid" , "A dark cover; cease to interest" , "Cloth spread over a coffin" , "Become tiresome" , "Become less interesting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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