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Appropriate, girl getting kiss (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annex

'appropriate' is the definition.
(annexing is a kind of appropriating)

'girl getting kiss' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'anne' (girl's name).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'kiss' becomes 'x' (X can represent a kiss).
'anne'+'x'='ANNEX'

(Other definitions for annex that I've seen before include "Append" , "Take by force" , "Add as an extra part" , "Grab" , "Attach after conquest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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