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Girl helping with the washing? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peg

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'girl' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for peg that I've seen before include "Kind of pin for hanging clothes" , "Short pin or bolt" , "The woman" , "The girl to hold a hat" , "The girl to hang your hat on" .)

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