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Girl, one on thin ice away from the sides (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kate

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'girl' is the definition.
(girl's name)

'one on thin ice away from the sides' is the wordplay.
'one on thin ice' becomes 'k' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'away' becomes 'A' (abbreviation as used in sports fixtures).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sides' suggests removing the centre (only the letters on the sides are used).
'the' with its middle taken out is 'te'.
'k'+'a'+'te'='KATE'

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(Other definitions for kate that I've seen before include "Katherine (dim.)" , "Cole Porter musical 'Kiss Me ....'" , "'Kiss me ___' (show)" , "'Kiss me, ---' (Shrew)" .)

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