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Standard upheld by a Druid priestess (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

norma

'druid priestess' is the definition.
(character in the opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini)

'standard upheld by a' is the wordplay.
'standard' becomes 'norm' (norm is a kind of standard).
'upheld by' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, some letters hold others up).
'norm'+'a'='NORMA'

(Other definitions for norma that I've seen before include "Roman (anag) -- opera" , "Bellini's heroine" , "Female" , "musical work" , "Operatic lady round the manor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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