Comic strip orphan
I believe the answer is:
annie
'comic strip orphan' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for annie that I've seen before include "girl instructed to get gun" , "Miss Laurie" , "musical movie" , "Sharpshooter Oakley or musical orphan" , "Famous musical about orphan girl" .)