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Girl taking jet to see old stamp (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

penny black

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'see old stamp' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'girl taking jet' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'penny' (woman's name).
'taking' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'jet' becomes 'black' (similar in meaning).
'penny'+'black'='PENNY BLACK'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for penny black that I've seen before include "World's first adhesive postage stamp, 1840" , "first to get licked" , "when without means to send a letter" , "Today one would be unlikely to lick this" .)

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