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Way to reproduce endless Greek temple and first book (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parthenogenesis

'way to reproduce' is the definition.

'endless greek temple and first book' is the wordplay.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'greek temple' becomes 'parthenon'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'first book' becomes 'genesis' (I've seen this before).
'parthenon' with its final letter removed is 'partheno'.
'partheno'+'genesis'='PARTHENOGENESIS'

(Other definitions for parthenogenesis that I've seen before include "Means to reproduce" , "virgin birth" , "Way of making young" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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