Notices absence of young women (6)

I believe the answer is:

misses

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

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for misses that I've seen before include "Unmarried ladies" , "Overlooks" , "Failures to hit" , "Fails to hit the target" , "Lacks; lasses" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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