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Excellent name for woman? Right! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

stellar

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'excellent' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'name for woman? right' is the wordplay.
'name for' becomes 'st' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'woman?' becomes 'ella' (woman's name).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'st'+'ella'+'r'='STELLAR'

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(Other definitions for stellar that I've seen before include "Exceptionally good" , "boss!" , "like a star" , "of celebrities" , "Top-notch" .)

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