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Lily, girl accommodating retired soak (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mariposa

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

'girl accommodating retired soak' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'maria' ().
'accommodating' is an insertion indicator.
'retired' is a reversal indicator.
'soak' becomes 'sop' (dip food in liquid).
'sop' backwards is 'pos'.
'maria' going around 'pos' is 'MARIPOSA'.

(Other definitions for mariposa that I've seen before include "plant" , "Lily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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