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Girl whose age is beyond five (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vera

'girl' is the definition.

'age is beyond five' is the wordplay.
'age' becomes 'era' (I've seen this before**).
'is beyond' says to put letters next to each other.
'five' becomes 'v' (roman numeral).
'era' put after 'v' is 'VERA'.

'whose' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vera that I've seen before include "Dame -- Lynn, singer" , "& 16 'The Forces' Sweetheart'" , "senior songstress?" , "Girl's name (meaning faith or true)" , "Duckworth, Lynn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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