Damn lie distressed girl (7)

I believe the answer is:

melinda

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'girl' is the definition.

'damn lie distressed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'lie' is 'eli' which is within the answer.
an anagram of 'damn' is 'mnda' which is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for melinda that I've seen is " She".)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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