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Temple for a deity in Pennsylvania (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pagoda

'temple' is the definition.
(pagoda is a kind of temple)

'a deity in pennsylvania' is the wordplay.
'deity' becomes 'god' (a deity is a god or divine being).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pennsylvania' becomes 'PA'.
'a'+'god'='agod'
'agod' inserted within 'pa' is 'PAGODA'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "Oriental temple, often a tower" , "Eastern building" , "Pyramidal temple with an upward curving roof" , "holy building" , "Buddhist memorial building" .)

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