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After that, he named her goddess of wisdom within (6)

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I believe the answer is:

athena

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'after that he named her goddess of wisdom within' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'after that he named her goddess of wisdom within' is the wordplay.
'ATHENA' is hidden within the letters.
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(Other definitions for athena that I've seen before include "Greek goddess of wisdom etc." , "Greek goddess of a capital city" , "One-time goddess" , "wise but fierce goddess" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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