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Girl, aggressive, kicking out knight (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

violet

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'girl' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for violet that I've seen before include "Flower-girl" , "Girl's name - colour" , "A flower for a girl" , "Rainbow colour; flower" , "William's girl" .)

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