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Female of the gopher? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

her

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

'the gopher?' is the wordplay.
'HER' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for her that I've seen before include "She, objectively" , "The female's" , "Belonging to the woman" , "The woman's" , "Belonging to a female" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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