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Girl having a field day (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gala

'field day' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'girl having a' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'gal' ('gal' can be a synonym of 'girl'**).
'having' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'gal'+'a'='GALA'

(Other definitions for gala that I've seen before include "sporting event" , "Special social or sporting occasion" , "Festivity - celebration" , "Special festivity" , "Jamboree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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