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Egyptian god carries a stone for devotee (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rasta

'for devotee' is the definition.
(devotee of Rastafarianism)

'egyptian god carries a stone' is the wordplay.
'egyptian god' becomes 'Ra' (Ra is an example).
'carries' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters carried inside).
'stone' becomes 'st'.
'a'+'st'='ast'
'ra' enclosing 'ast' is 'RASTA'.

(Other definitions for rasta that I've seen before include "Member of religious movement originating in Jamaica" , "Disciple" , "sectarian worshipper" , "One dreaded" , "religious follower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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