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Examination of a country girl (7)

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I believe the answer is:

perusal

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

'a country girl' is the wordplay.
'a country' becomes 'peru' (Peru is an example).
'girl' becomes 'sal' (feminine given name**).
'peru'+'sal'='PERUSAL'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for perusal that I've seen before include "Careful look" , "Study or scrutiny" , "Inspection" , "Careful examination" , "A casual read or study" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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