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God with new thing that's sharp (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thorn

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'that's sharp' is the definition.
(sharp part of a plant)

'god with new' is the wordplay.
'god' becomes 'thor' (Thor is an example).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'thor'+'n'='THORN'

'thing' is the link.
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(Other definitions for thorn that I've seen before include "Sharp-pointed stem-tip" , "Something 20 [SHARP]" , "Cause of grief" , "Pointed extension of leaf" , "eg Prickle on rose" .)

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