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Goddess with one little sister (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isis

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'goddess' is the definition.
(Egyptian god)

'with one little sister' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'little sister' becomes 'sis' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'i' next to 'sis' is 'ISIS'.

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(Other definitions for isis that I've seen before include "God" , "Mrs Osiris" , "Sister of Osiris" , "Egyptian goddess - Thames at Oxford" , "The upper Thames" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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