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Goat god one about to cause fear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

panic

'fear' is the definition.
(panic is a kind of fear)

'goat god one about' is the wordplay.
'goat god' becomes 'pan' (I've seen this before).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'pan'+'i'+'c'='PANIC'

'to cause' is the link.

(Other definitions for panic that I've seen before include "Alarm, scare" , "Frantic fright" , "Mass fear" , "Go to pieces" , "much unease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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