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Girl gets on about noon (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agnes

'girl' is the definition.

'gets on about noon' is the wordplay.
'gets on' becomes 'ages' ('age' can be a synonym of 'get on'**).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'noon' becomes 'n'.
'ages' enclosing 'n' is 'AGNES'.

(Other definitions for agnes that I've seen before include "Patron saint of virgins" , "St --' Eve, poem by Lord Tennyson" , "girl" , "Miss Grey" , "lass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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