Queen of heaven and other astral regions (4)

I believe the answer is:

hera

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'queen of heaven' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'other astral regions' is the wordplay.
'HERA' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hera that I've seen before include "Consort of Zeus" , "Jealous sister and wife of Zeus" , "Greek equivalent of Juno" , "Zeus's wife and sister" , "marriage goddess" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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