Occasionally veils a Hindu god (6)

I believe the answer is:

vishnu

'god' is the definition.
(Vishnu is an example)

'occasionally veils a hindu' is the wordplay.
'occasionally' means one should take alternating letters.
'veils'+'a'+'hindu'='veilsahindu'
The alternating letters of 'veilsahindu' are 'VISHNU'.

(Other definitions for vishnu that I've seen before include "Saviour god of Hinduism" , "Hindu deity, the Preserver" , "Hindu divinity" , "Important Hindu god" , "Hindu 'Preserver' god" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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