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A girl gets assistance when males are around (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maiden

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'a girl' is the definition.
(maiden is a kind of girl)

'assistance when males are around' is the wordplay.
'assistance' becomes 'aid' (synonyms).
'when' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'males are' becomes 'mn' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'aid'+'e'='aide'
'aide' inserted inside 'mn' is 'MAIDEN'.

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "See 3" , "No runs for the unmarried lady's over" , "over, you won't score" , "No runs are scored from this - young girl" , "Ship's first trip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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