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Fairy girl men led astray (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gremlin

'fairy' is the definition.
(gremlin is a kind of fairy)

'girl men led astray' is the wordplay.
'led astray' is an anagram indicator.
'girl'+'men'='girlmen'
'girlmen' anagrammed gives 'GREMLIN'.

(Other definitions for gremlin that I've seen before include "Impish troublemaker" , "Mischievous machine saboteur" , "mischievous type" , "Mischievous sprite" , "aviation spirit?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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