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Girl in a hole? (3)

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peg

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(Other definitions for peg that I've seen before include "Small dowel" , "Wooden pin, small marker" , "Clothes line fastener" , "that may have hat or coat on" , "Clip for hanging washing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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