Cryptic crossword clue
Writing about one's girl 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MISS

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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 = miss.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MISS mean?

MISS noun
  1. A failure to hit.
  2. A failure to obtain or accomplish.
  3. An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
  4. The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
MISS verb
  1. To fail to hit.
  2. To fail to achieve or attain.
  3. To avoid; to escape.
  4. To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
  5. To fail to understand; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
  6. To fail to attend.
  7. To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
  8. To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
  9. (said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.
  10. To fail to score (a goal).
  11. To go wrong; to err.
  12. To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
MISS noun
  1. A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
  2. An unmarried woman; a girl.
  3. A kept woman; a mistress.
  4. In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.

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