Belle of a ball, in brief (3)

I believe the answer is:

deb

(Other definitions for deb that I've seen before include "Young socialite" , "Young woman coming out in society, in short" , "In brief, a society girl getting out of bed" , "Girl just entering society" , "One coming out" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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