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Greek goddess of beauty sadly atrophied (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aphrodite

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'greek goddess' is the definition.
'Aphrodite' can be an answer for 'goddess' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'greek' bit.

'beauty sadly atrophied' is the wordplay.
'atrophied' can be anagrammed to 'APHRODITE'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aphrodite that I've seen before include "Greek goddess of love, like Roman Venus" , "Greek goddess of beauty and love" , "Atrophied like Greek goddess of love" , "Sex goddess" , "Atrophied (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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