The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NORSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NORSE
- Languages once spoken and not used — only internally
- Feature about right for old language
- Language once spoken in Bergen or Senja
- Language used in Alsten or Senja
- No extra money after dismissing one Scandinavian
- New husband coming off heroin? Such language!
- Kind of god some minotaur seizes
- Sort of Germanic hidalgo exchanging components
- Innate ability to grasp reading or writing of ancient language
- Runs into facility for discovering ancient language
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The straight part
We know that "Kind of god" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of god = norse.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.
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