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Girl set out with van, one that's utterly empty (10)

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I believe the answer is:

starveling

'one that's utterly empty' is the definition.
(a starveling is a starving person)

'girl set out with van' is the wordplay.
'out with' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'girl'+'set'='girlset'
'girlset' with its letters mixed up with 'van' makes 'STARVELING'.

(Other definitions for starveling that I've seen before include "Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream" , "Athens tailor (AMND)" , "famished child" , "Ill-fed man" , "Shakespeare's tailor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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