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Old lingo from girl mad women led astray (6,3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

middle low german

'old lingo' is the definition.
(historical language)

'girl mad women led astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' is an anagram indicator.
'girl'+'mad'+'women'+'led'='girlmadwomenled'
'girlmadwomenled' is an anagram of 'MIDDLE LOW GERMAN'.

'from' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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