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Entertaining girl during voyage is hard (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

geisha

'entertaining girl' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'during voyage is hard' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates a hidden word.
'GEISHA' is hidden in the letters of 'voyage is hard'.

(Other definitions for geisha that I've seen before include "Hostess in a kimono" , "Female escort" , "Traditional Japanese female entertainer of men" , "Japanese hostess trained to entertain men" , "Professional female companion for Japanese men" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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