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Girl meeting posh friend every year (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annually

'every year' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'girl meeting posh friend' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'ann' (woman's name).
'meeting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-U).
'friend' becomes 'ally' (an ally is a friend or supporter).
'ann'+'u'+'ally'='ANNUALLY'

(Other definitions for annually that I've seen before include "as MOTs must be renewed" , "Every year" , "at regular intervals" , "As Christmas is coming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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