Dad leaves Spanish dish for girl (4)
I believe the answer is:
ella
'girl' is the definition.
(girl's name)
'dad leaves spanish dish' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (both can mean one's father).
'leaves' is a deletion indicator.
'spanish dish' becomes 'paella' (I've seen this before).
'paella' with 'pa' taken out is 'ELLA'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for ella that I've seen before include "Miss" , "- - Fitzgerald (mus.)" , "Ms Fitzgerald" , "Great late jazz singer . . . . Fitzgerald" , "---- Fitzgerald, 'Queen of Jazz'" .)