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Heaven is the end of many a Russian (3)

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sky

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'heaven' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for sky that I've seen before include "Strike up" , "Hit (a ball) very high" , "Hit upwards" , "Weather" , "Hit high into the air" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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