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Happy little woman with bottle (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jovial

'happy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'little woman with bottle' is the wordplay.
'little woman' becomes 'jo' (character from Little Women).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bottle' becomes 'vial' (vial is a kind of bottle).
'jo'+'vial'='JOVIAL'

(Other definitions for jovial that I've seen before include "Genial, joyous" , "Full of cheerful good humour" , "Happy and cheerful" , "Convivial" , "Cheerful, lively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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