Crossword Genius

Fashionable medic meeting by a Hindu god (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indra

'hindu god' is the definition.
(Indra is an example)

'fashionable medic meeting by a' is the wordplay.
'fashionable' becomes 'in' (in can mean fashionable or trendy).
'medic' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation for doctor).
'meeting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'in'+'dr'+'a'='INDRA'

(Other definitions for indra that I've seen before include "Hindu king of the gods" , "Hindu god of rain and thunder - drain (anag)" , "Hindu god of the weather" , "Hindu sky god" , "Indian god" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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