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Never hit a maiden lady (4)

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I believe the answer is:

miss

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'lady' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Young lady' mean 'miss' so perhaps 'lady' could also mean 'miss')

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(Other definitions for miss that I've seen before include "maiden" , "Fail to hit (something)" , "Young girl" , "state" , "Single girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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