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Reportedly modest god (4)

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loki

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'god' is the definition.
(I know that Loki is Norse deity)

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(Other definitions for loki that I've seen before include "Norse god of mischief" , "Gossip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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