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First nothing, then terrible noise revealing Norse god (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odin

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'norse god' is the definition.
(I know that Odin is a norse god)

'first nothing then terrible noise' is the wordplay.
'first nothing' becomes 'o' (O resembles 0. I am not sure about the 'first' bit.).
'then' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'terrible noise' becomes 'din' (a din is a noisy disturbance).
'o'+'din'='ODIN'

'revealing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for odin that I've seen before include "Mythological Norse god of war" , "Supreme god of war in Norse mythology" , "The supreme Norse god and creator" , "Chief god of Scandinavian myth" , "Old Scandinavian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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