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The female’s a goddess (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hera

'goddess' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'the female's a' is the wordplay.
'the female' becomes 'her' (I've seen this before**).
'her'+'a'='HERA'

(Other definitions for hera that I've seen before include "Greek queen of Olympian gods" , "Divinity" , "Jealous sister and wife of Zeus" , "Consort of Zeus" , "marriage goddess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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