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Second goddess with vacant expression still here? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shebeen

'still here?' is the definition.
(alcoholic bar where there might be a still)

'second goddess with vacant expression' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'goddess' becomes 'hebe' (Greek goddess).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'vacant' means to remove the middle letters (a vacant or emptied out form of the word).
'expression' with its centre removed is 'en'.
's'+'hebe'+'en'='SHEBEEN'

(Other definitions for shebeen that I've seen before include "Illicit liquor shop" , "Unlicensed drinking den" , "Unlicensed establishment selling alcohol" , "Unlicensed liquor store" , "unlicensed premises" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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