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Awfully inane girl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annie

'girl' is the definition.

'awfully inane' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates an anagram.
'inane' with letters rearranged gives 'ANNIE'.

(Other definitions for annie that I've seen before include "-- Laurie, Scots song" , "Musical inspired by comic strip" , "Miss Laurie" , "said to carry a gun" , "-- Oakley (Wild West)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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