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Give a girl a ring - a running noose! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lasso

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'a running noose' is the definition.
'lasso' can be an answer for 'noose' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'a running' bit.

'give a girl a ring' is the wordplay.
'give' says to put letters next to each other.
'a girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'a ring' becomes 'o' (O is the shape of a ring).
'lass' put next to 'o' is 'LASSO'.

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(Other definitions for lasso that I've seen before include "One may be caught by this" , "Ling-nosed rope" , "Belgian composer" , "Rope with 20" , "snare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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