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Go-between introducing groom initially to wife-to-be (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bridge

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'go-between' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'introducing groom initially to wife-to-be' is the wordplay.
'introducing' means to remove the last letter.
'groom' becomes 'gel' (gelling is a kind of grooming).
'initially' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to wife-to-be' becomes 'brid' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gel' with its last letter taken away is 'ge'.
'ge' after 'brid' is 'BRIDGE'.

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(Other definitions for bridge that I've seen before include "Crossing structure" , "Requirement for spectacles" , "Card game - pontoon - couple" , "Card-game" , "Card game for four players" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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