Sheepish Ivanka entertains deity (5)

I believe the answer is:

shiva

'deity' is the definition.
(Shiva is an example)

'sheepish ivanka entertains' is the wordplay.
'entertains' indicates a hidden word (the answer is welcomed or entertained by the clue).
'SHIVA' is hidden in the letters of 'sheepish ivanka'.

(Other definitions for shiva that I've seen before include "Hindu god, the destroyer" , "Destroyer goddess of Hinduism" , "powerful deity" , "Major Hindu god with third eye in middle of forehead" , "Major Hindu deity (the destroyer)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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