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Girl gets male to help (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maid

'girl' is the definition.
(I know that maid is a type of girl)

'male to help' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'to help' becomes 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'help').
'm'+'aid'='MAID'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for maid that I've seen before include "Damsel" , "Young woman - servant" , "Female servant - young girl" , "daughter?" , "- - -of-all-work" .)

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