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Criticise article about temple (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pantheon

'temple' is the definition.
(a pantheon is a temple for multiple gods)

'criticise article about' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'pan' (informal term meaning to criticise heavily).
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article).
'about' becomes 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic).
'pan'+'the'+'on'='PANTHEON'

(Other definitions for pantheon that I've seen before include "Ancient Roman temple" , "All the gods of a people or religion" , "memorial" , "church" , "Group of greats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.
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