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Join girl in lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

merge

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

'girl in lake' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'g'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'lake' becomes 'mere' (mere is a kind of lake).
'g' placed within 'mere' is 'MERGE'.

(Other definitions for merge that I've seen before include "Combine, blend" , "Make one" , "Become one" , "Fuse" , "Join into one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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