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God returning to cross (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sore

'cross' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'god returning' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'god' could be 're' (Re is an example) and 're' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'so' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for sore that I've seen before include "Tender spot" , "Raw or annoyed" , "very much" , "Painful or tender" , "Hurtful to the touch, like rose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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