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Old man with deity and a temple (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pagoda

'temple' is the definition.
(I know that pagoda is a type of temple)

'old man with deity and a' is the wordplay.
'old man' becomes 'pa' (both can mean someone's father).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'deity' becomes 'god' (a deity is a god or divine being).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pa'+'god'+'a'='PAGODA'

(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "temple? Quite the opposite" , "Asian temple with upward curving roof" , "Oriental temple, often a tower" , "Hindu temple shaped like pyramid" , "A buddhist temple built in tiers" .)

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