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Nudge given to one girl being extravagant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prodigal

'extravagant' is the definition.
('prodigal' can be similar in meaning to 'extravagant')

'nudge given to one girl' is the wordplay.
'nudge' becomes 'prod' ('prod' can be a synonym of 'nudge').
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'girl' becomes 'gal' ('gal' can be a synonym of 'girl'**).
'prod'+'i'+'gal'='PRODIGAL'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for prodigal that I've seen before include "Wasteful - gold pair (anag)" , "This son got the fatted calf" , "Grip load (anag.)" , "Spendthrift" , "Extravagant - lavish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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