The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELSIE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ELSIE
- One enters London school after European woman
- Woman one's embraced by otherwise
- Female care is left to the top nurses
- Woman‘s electronic key rejected
- Girl preferably tours India
- Girl‘s back to oriental island
- Lady golfer, extremely impressive
- Girl that’s back in Oriental island
- She's got milk or else has half-and-half
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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 = elsie.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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