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Goddess: I’m Swiss, oddly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isis

'goddess' is the definition.
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'i'm swiss oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters.
'im'+'swiss'='imswiss'
The alternating letters of 'imswiss' are 'ISIS'.

(Other definitions for isis that I've seen before include "Egyptian deity" , "Jihadists" , "Oxford's second crew" , "To be, to be an Egyptian goodess" , "Revered figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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