Taste of Heaven' used as embodiment of love (5)

I believe the answer is:

venus

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'embodiment of love' is the definition.
'Venus' can be an answer for 'love' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'embodiment of' bit.

'taste of heaven' used as' is the wordplay.
'taste of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'VENUS' is hidden within 'heaven used as'.

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(Other definitions for venus that I've seen before include "Evening star" , "Next planet in" , "Roman counterpart of Aphrodite" , "Planet; goddess" , "One of the planets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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