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Aid near perhaps for woman abandoned on Greek island (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ariadne

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'woman abandoned on greek island' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'aid near perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'aid'+'near'='aidnear'
'aidnear' with letters rearranged gives 'ARIADNE'.

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(Other definitions for ariadne that I've seen before include "Strauss role" , "who helped her man with a clue" , "Mythological Greek" , "She aided Theseus against the Minotaur" , "In title role" .)

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