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God to support the likes of you and me, it's said (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bacchus

'god' is the definition.
(I know that Bacchus is a Graeco-Roman deity)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for bacchus that I've seen before include "Greek god of wine, also called Dionysus" , "Greek god of booze" , "Greek god of drink, also called Dionysus" , "Roman god of wine and revelry" , "Greek god of boozing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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