Cryptic crossword clue
Girl awfully lonely, having lost love 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NELLY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Girl" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case girl = nelly.
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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What does NELLY mean?

NELLY noun
  1. A person's life.
NELLY noun
  1. An effeminate homosexual man.
  2. A silly person.
  3. A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.
NELLY adjective
  1. Unmanly; effeminate.

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