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Male Egyptian deity becomes Greek female one (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hera

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'male egyptian deity' is the definition.
'Hera' can be an answer for 'deity' (Hera is an example). I am unsure of the 'male egyptian' bit.

'greek female one' is the wordplay.
'greek female' becomes 'her' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'greek' bit.).
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'her'+'a'='HERA'

'becomes' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hera that I've seen before include "Divine consort" , "Greek equivalent of Juno" , "Greek queen of Olympian gods" , "female Greek deity" , "Wife of Jupiter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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