Deus Persarum, sol; it's wrong to make him star (7)
I believe the answer is:
mithras
(Other definitions for mithras that I've seen before include "Roman soldiers' god; hit Mars (anag.)" , "Ancient Persian god" , "Roman, orig. Persian, sun god" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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