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Lass, married, murdered brother (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mabel

'lass' is the definition.
(I know that Mabel is a female given name)

'married murdered brother' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'm' (abbreviation, e.g. in genealogy).
'murdered brother' becomes 'abel' (Cain murdered Abel in the Bible).
'm'+'abel'='MABEL'

(Other definitions for mabel that I've seen before include "Lady" , "Girl" , "Mack's mate" , "Female name deriving from one meaning lovable" , "Female name; rhymes with mythic story" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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