Eastern male married a girl (4)
I believe the answer is:
emma
'girl' is the definition.
'eastern male married a' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'married' becomes 'm'.
'e'+'m'+'m'+'a'='EMMA'
(Other definitions for emma that I've seen before include "Ack -, a term for a.m." , "J Austen novel" , "Lady - Hamilton, Nelson-s mistress" , "companion for Pip" , "Titled heroine" .)