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Goddess lives again (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isis

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'goddess' is the definition.
(Egyptian god)

'lives again' is the wordplay.
'lives' becomes 'is' ('be' can be a synonym of 'live').
'again' becomes 'is' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'is'+'is'='ISIS'

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(Other definitions for isis that I've seen before include "Old Egyptian fertility goddess" , "A dark blue flower" , "academic stream?" , "Sister of Osiris" , "where one might take a punt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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