Fatherly name for a girl (5)

I believe the answer is:

poppy

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This might be a double definition.

'fatherly name' is the first definition.
'Poppy' can be an answer for 'name'. I'm not sure about the 'fatherly' bit.

'girl' is the second definition.

'for a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for poppy that I've seen before include "Scarlet flower worn in Remembrance" , "Remembrance Day flower" , "Wild flower having its day in November" , "Flower of cornfields" , "Bright red flower, source of opium" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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