The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word JUNO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result JUNO
- Orb seen at end of short month is asteroid
- Goddess appearing impossibly early in a summer month?
- Say, are you familiar with goddess of marriage?
- Don Juan’s undone and missing a godly partner
- They ask, are you acquainted with God’s wife?
- Say, have you any idea who’s the love goddess?
- In the audience, are you aware of goddess?
- One short month to love a beautiful woman
- Cajun observer revealed another name of Lucina
- Bowled-over journalists love a goddess
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The straight part
We know that "a godly partner" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a godly partner = juno.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.