Crossword Genius

God having party back at home (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odin

'god' is the definition.
(Odin is an example)

'party back at home' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'at home' becomes 'in' ('in' can be similar in meaning to 'at home').
'do' back-to-front is 'od'.
'od'+'in'='ODIN'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for odin that I've seen before include "Old Scandinavian" , "Mythological Norse deity" , "Legendary Scandinavian" , "Chief god of Scandinavian myth" , "I nod to the Norse deity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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