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Girls and men said to be different (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maidens

'girls' is the definition.
(maiden is a kind of girl)

'men said to be different' is the wordplay.
'to be different' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'is different' mean this).
'men'+'said'='mensaid'
'mensaid' with letters rearranged gives 'MAIDENS'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for maidens that I've seen before include "bowlers like?" , "Misses" , "one can't score off" , "Girls in general..." , "Unmarried girls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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