The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELLEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ELLEN
- Terry for one feels lie-in occasionally needed
- Girl - in France she has new following
- Woman's lines, penetrating even for a poet
- Girl: in Paris, she's given name
- Girl from outer parts of London, we hear
- Girl’s name – in France she takes the lead
- Some swell English girl
- Bit of theatre’ll entertain this woman
- In France she procures end of John Terry perhaps
- French girl’s name? No, English one
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The straight part
We know that "Terry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case terry = ellen.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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