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Temple of a deity in Pennsylvania (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pagoda

'temple' is the definition.
(I know that pagoda is a type of temple)

'a deity in pennsylvania' is the wordplay.
'deity' becomes 'god' (a deity is a god or divine being).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'pennsylvania' becomes 'PA'.
'a'+'god'='agod'
'agod' placed into 'pa' is 'PAGODA'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "place for devotees?" , "Eastern tiered tower" , "Temple - a GPO ad (anag)" , "Hindu temple shaped like pyramid" , "shrine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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