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Model English females singly, ignoring odd bits (6)

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I believe the answer is:

effigy

'model' is the definition.
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'english females singly ignoring odd bits' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'females' becomes 'ff' (the abbreviation for female repeated).
'ignoring odd bits' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternate letters of 'singly' are 'igy'.
'e'+'ff'+'igy'='EFFIGY'

(Other definitions for effigy that I've seen before include "Statue or model of a person" , "Sculpted figure of a person" , "Crude model of person" , "Likeness of a person in sculpture" , "(Burnable) representation of a person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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