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Divine female teetotal these days (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dryad

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'divine female' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'teetotal these days' is the wordplay.
'teetotal' becomes 'dry' (synonyms).
'these days' becomes 'AD' (as in Anno Domini, after Christ).
'dry'+'ad'='DRYAD'

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(Other definitions for dryad that I've seen before include "Woodland deity" , "Beautiful young woman" , "Mythological wood nymph" , "one stuck in a tree" , "Woodland nymph" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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