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Does she have a great day when the sun rises? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

venus

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'does she' is the definition.
'Venus' can be an answer for 'she'. I am unsure of the 'does' bit.

'a great day when the sun rises?' is the wordplay.
'a great day' becomes 've' (abbreviation for Victory in Europe Day).
'when the sun rises?' becomes 'nus' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
've'+'nus'='VENUS'

'have' is the link.

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(Other definitions for venus that I've seen before include "Roman goddess of love" , "Second nearest planet to the sun" , "Evening star" , "Brightest planet" , "Heavenly body" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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