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Malevolent deity is restrained reportedly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loki

'malevolent deity' is the definition.
(Norse trickster god)

'restrained reportedly' is the wordplay.
'restrained' becomes 'lowkey' (I've seen this before).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'lowkey' sounds like 'LOKI'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for loki that I've seen before include "Norse god of mischief" , "Gossip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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