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Every so often trips by girl matter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tissue

'matter' is the definition.
(tissue is a kind of matter)

'every so often trips by girl' is the wordplay.
'every so often' indicates alternate letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'girl' becomes 'sue' (girl's name).
The alternate letters of 'trips' are 'tis'.
'tis'+'sue'='TISSUE'

(Other definitions for tissue that I've seen before include "Cells sharing a function" , "See 11" , "Thin stuff" , "cellular network" , "Delicate fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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