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Idol from India, sorcerer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

image

'idol' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'india sorcerer' is the wordplay.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sorcerer' becomes 'mage' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'mage'='IMAGE'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for image that I've seen before include "Mental picture; metaphor" , "Simulacrum" , "Metaphor; figure" , "Pictorial representation" , "Public impression" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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