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Does she give both hands to soldier? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

girl

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'does she' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'both hands to soldier?' is the wordplay.
'both hands' becomes 'RL' (abbreviation for left and right).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'soldier?' becomes 'GI' (term for US soldier).
'rl' put after 'gi' is 'GIRL'.

'give' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for girl that I've seen before include "Female child" , "Maid" , "Young lady" , "Young woman" , "A young female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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