The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INGENUE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result INGENUE
- Frank bringing home forward but artless girl
- Artless individual in group giving off singular energy
- Naive female at home, sincere, not trendy
- Female without experience strangely genuine
- Unsophisticated girl and Frank moving in
- Naive girl regularly found in giant green cube
- Inexperienced female, natural, in being moved to take the lead
- Genuine training for beginner
- Female who is naive and authentic, putting home to the fore
- Her naive appearance could be genuine
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The straight part
We know that "Female who is naive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case female who is naive = ingenue.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INGENUE mean?
INGENUE noun- An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
- A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.