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Can she help men out? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maiden

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'can she' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'help men out?' is the wordplay.
'help' becomes 'aid' (synonyms).
'out?' indicates putting letters inside.
'aid' put inside 'men' is 'MAIDEN'.

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(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "I named (anag) - young woman" , "Ship's first trip" , "Damsel" , "Six dot balls" , "clothes horse" .)

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