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A maiden, improperly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amiss

'improperly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a maiden' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'miss' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'miss'='AMISS'

(Other definitions for amiss that I've seen before include "Unsuitable" , "Wrong (a girl!)" , "Fallacious" , "Wrong - awry" , "inappropriately" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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