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Fifty spoil day for dame (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lady

'for dame' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'fifty spoil day' is the wordplay.
'fifty' becomes 'l' (Roman numeral).
'spoil' is an anagram indicator.
'day' anagrammed gives 'ady'.
'l'+'ady'='LADY'

(Other definitions for lady that I've seen before include "Luck, for example" , "See 20" , "older female" , "Female title" , "See 19" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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