Comic strip orphan
I believe the answer is:
annie
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">comic strip orphan</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for annie that I've seen before include "girl instructed to get gun" , "Miss Laurie" , "musical movie" , "Sharpshooter Oakley or musical orphan" , "Famous musical about orphan girl" .)