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Absent young woman at home? Good (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

missing

'absent' is the definition.
('missing' can be similar in meaning to 'absent')

'young woman at home? good' is the wordplay.
'young woman' becomes 'miss' ('miss' can be a synonym of 'young woman').
'at home?' becomes 'in' ('in' can be similar in meaning to 'at home').
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'miss'+'in'+'g'='MISSING'

(Other definitions for missing that I've seen before include "Lost without" , "Absent with location unknown" , "Not to be found" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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