Abroad, yes, an ancient god (5)

I believe the answer is:

japan

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

'abroad yes an' is the wordplay.
'abroad yes' becomes 'jap' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'jap'+'an'='JAPAN'

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(Other definitions for japan that I've seen before include "black gloss" , "Twelve [VARNISH]" , "It's a string of more than 3,000 islands" , "Glossy coating" , "East Asian island nation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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