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Universal deity (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pan

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This could be a double definition.

'universal' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'deity' is the second definition.
(Pan is an example)

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(Other definitions for pan that I've seen before include "Slate - cooking vessel" , "Prefix denoting all, continent or world" , "Greek god of flocks and merry merry pipes" , "Peter . . ., Barrie's immortal boy" , "boil vegetables in this" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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