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Girl in form blowing top (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lass

'girl' is the definition.
(lass can informally mean a girl)

'form blowing top' is the wordplay.
'form' becomes 'class' (synonyms).
'blowing top' means to remove the first letter.
'class' with its initial letter removed is 'LASS'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lass that I've seen before include "Young woman (-. Eng.)" , "Young woman, girl" , "Familiar form of address for female" , "Sweetheart" , "Sweet resident of Richmond Hill?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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