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Female is not in swoon (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

faint

'swoon' is the definition.
(I know that swoon can be written as faint)

'female is not' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'is not' becomes 'aint' (non-standard version of 'isn't').
'f'+'aint'='FAINT'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for faint that I've seen before include "woozy" , "Lacking clarity" , "Pale - pass out" , "dull" , "hard to hear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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