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A lime squash for a girl (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amelia

'girl' is the definition.

'a lime squash for a' is the wordplay.
'squash' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lime' anagrammed gives 'meli'.
'a'+'meli'+'a'='AMELIA'

(Other definitions for amelia that I've seen before include "-- Earhart, flyer" , "Legless condition" , "-- Earhart, aviator" , "Bloomer maybe" , "-- Earhart, US aviation pioneer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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