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Girl abruptly turned, fibbed and rushed out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sallied

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'girl abruptly turned' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'fibbed and rushed out' is the wordplay.
'fibbed' becomes 'lied' (fib can mean to tell a lie).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'rushed out' becomes 'sal' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'lied' after 'sal' is 'SALLIED'.

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(Another definition for sallied that I've seen is " Rushed forward in attack".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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