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In Ireland, a girl gets love (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mayo

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'in ireland' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'a girl gets love' is the wordplay.
'a girl' becomes 'may' (**).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'may'+'o'='MAYO'

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(Other definitions for mayo that I've seen before include "Irish county (county town, Castlebar)" , "radio presenter" , "Thick creamy dressing" , "You'll find it in the Emerald Isle" , "Saucy thing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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