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Sort of aid near daughter of King Minos (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ariadne

'daughter of king minos' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sort of aid near' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'aid'+'near'='aidnear'
'aidnear' anagrammed gives 'ARIADNE'.

(Other definitions for ariadne that I've seen before include "Woman abandoned by Theseus" , "Strauss role" , "She helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur's labyrinth" , "Successful at stringing lover along" , "daughter of Cretan king?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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