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When naked, I can be supreme creator (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odin

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'supreme creator' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'when naked i' is the wordplay.
'when naked' means to look at the middle letters.
'i' becomes 'iodine' (I is the chemical symbol for iodine).
The centre of 'iodine' is 'ODIN'.

'can be' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for odin that I've seen before include "God - I nod (anag)" , "Scandinavian war god" , "Old Scandinavian" , "I nod to the Norse deity" , "His son used bolts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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