Crossword Genius

Deity: the disorder she caused is endless (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hermes

'deity' is the definition.
(Hermes is an example)

'the disorder she caused is endless' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'she' could be 'her' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'her' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'mes' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

(Other definitions for hermes that I've seen before include "Greek messenger god" , "Greek messenger of the gods, like Roman Mercury" , "Messenger and herald of the gods" , "Winged messenger" , "Greek god of commerce and theft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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