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Old maid? (7)

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This could be a double definition.

'old' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'maid?' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for wench that I've seen before include "An archaic girl" , "(Young) woman" , "Servant girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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