The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ASTARTE
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More clues leading to the result ASTARTE
- Goddess found in area close to shore
- She might have helped with fertility problems found in A&E
- Love goddess, one to get one going endlessly?
- Goddess scoffed about something seen in the sky
- Excitedly stare at Venus in Greece
- Goddess knowingly will start for war
- Ancient deity had swallowed the Sun, perhaps
- 18a
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The straight part
We know that "Love goddess" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case love goddess = astarte.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.