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Divine females get some of you in a terrible mess (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

muses

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'divine females get some' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'you in a terrible mess' is the wordplay.
'you' becomes 'u' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a terrible' indicates an anagram.
'mess' anagrammed gives 'mses'.
'u' put within 'mses' is 'MUSES'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for muses that I've seen before include "Meditates on the nine goddesses" , "Ponders with goddesses of the arts" , "Thinks" , "Nine goddesses, inspirations for artists" , "Nine Greek and Roman goddesses presiding over the arts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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