Damned woman's good spirit (4)

I believe the answer is:

deva

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

'damned woman's' is the wordplay.
'damned' becomes 'd' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'woman' becomes 'Eva' (woman's name).
'd'+'eva'='DEVA'

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(Other definitions for deva that I've seen before include "Hindu good spirit" , "good spirits?" , "Roman name for Chester" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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