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Boy got odd items from these women (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ladies

'these women' is the definition.
(lady is a kind of woman)

'boy got odd items' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'got' says to put letters next to each other.
'odd' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'items' are 'ies'.
'lad'+'ies'='LADIES'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for ladies that I've seen before include "Females" , "Ideals for gentlewomen" , "...... and gentlemen" , "Ideals for genteel women" , "Public facility" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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