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Winner of Apple iPad and other spoils (9)

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I believe the answer is:

aphrodite

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'winner of apple' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'ipad and other spoils' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'spoils' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ipad' put after 'other' is 'otheripad'.
'otheripad' anagrammed gives 'APHRODITE'.

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(Other definitions for aphrodite that I've seen before include "Atrophied like Greek goddess of love" , "Paris prizewinner" , "Sex goddess" , "Greek version of Roman Venus" , "got Paris's approval" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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