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Go after short virginal girl (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pursue

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'go after' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'short virginal girl' is the wordplay.
'short virginal' becomes 'pur' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'girl' becomes 'Sue' (girl's name).
'pur'+'sue'='PURSUE'

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(Other definitions for pursue that I've seen before include "Be engaged in - hunt" , "Follow, chase" , "Search for" , "Seek" , "Chase, run after" .)

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