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Girl unknown in part of New England (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maxine

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

'unknown in part of new england' is the wordplay.
'unknown' becomes 'x' (algebra).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'part of new england' becomes 'Maine' (state in the New England region).
'x' placed within 'maine' is 'MAXINE'.

(Another definition for maxine that I've seen is " Girl".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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