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Dan's out West with a woman (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dawn

'woman' is the definition.

'dan's out west' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'west' becomes 'W' (abbreviation).
'dan' placed around 'w' is 'DAWN'.

'with a' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dawn that I've seen before include "Light in East" , "Aurora was its goddess" , "fresh start" , "Early morning sing-song?" , "Begin to appear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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