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Country girl's examination (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perusal

'examination' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'country girl's' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'peru' (Peru is an example).
'girl' becomes 'sal' (feminine given name**).
'peru'+'sal'='PERUSAL'

(Other definitions for perusal that I've seen before include "Process of examination" , "thorough scan" , "Examination, survey" , "Careful examination" , "Careful reading" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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