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Caught up with papers showing Roman god (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cupid

'roman god' is the definition.
(Cupid is an example)

'caught up with papers' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'papers' becomes 'ID' (identification papers).
'c'+'up'+'id'='CUPID'

'showing' is the link.

(Other definitions for cupid that I've seen before include "godlike figure" , "Cherubic symbol for love" , "heathen god" , "Match-making archer" , "Tiny archer as Roman god of love" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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