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Female with diary to sell (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flog

'sell' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'female with diary' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'diary' becomes 'log' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'log'='FLOG'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for flog that I've seen before include "Lash" , "Scourge, whip" , "- - a dead horse" , "Exchange for money" , "Beat with a whip or rod" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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