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Messenger from goddess, extremely loud (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

herald

'messenger' is the definition.
(I know that herald is a type of messenger)

'goddess extremely loud' is the wordplay.
'goddess' becomes 'Hera' (Greek goddess).
'extremely' suggests removing the centre (only the extremes of the word are used).
'loud' with its middle taken out is 'ld'.
'hera'+'ld'='HERALD'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for herald that I've seen before include "Proclaimer" , "Signal the arrival of" , "One making proclamations - harbinger" , "Foreshadow" , "Usher in; proclaim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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