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Letter to Greek duke terribly late (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delta

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'letter' is the definition.
(Greek letter)

'greek duke terribly late' is the wordplay.
'greek duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'greek' bit.).
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'late' with letters rearranged gives 'elta'.
'd'+'elta'='DELTA'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for delta that I've seen before include "Coastal feature" , "Triangular patch of land at mouth of river" , "sort of wing" , "Multiple estuary" , "Estuary area where river has split" .)

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