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Victor on one has moved around destroyer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shiva

'destroyer' is the definition.
(Shiva is the destroyer in Hinduism)

'victor on one has moved' is the wordplay.
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'on' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'moved' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'has'='ihas'
'ihas' anagrammed gives 'shia'.
'v' going within 'shia' is 'SHIVA'.

'around' is the link.

(Other definitions for shiva that I've seen before include "Jewish period of mourning" , "Hindu god, the destroyer" , "Major Hindu god with third eye in middle of forehead" , "God presiding over personal destinies" , "Major Hindu deity (the destroyer)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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