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Description of awfully nice gal? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

angelic

'description' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'awfully nice gal?' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'nice'+'gal'='nicegal'
'nicegal' anagrammed gives 'ANGELIC'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for angelic that I've seen before include "Sweet and well-behaved" , "Pure; innocent" , "in the manner of Gabriel?" , "Sweet, kind and beautiful" , "Heavenly - entrancing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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