Pa leaves Spanish dish for girl (4)
I believe the answer is:
ella
'girl' is the definition.
(girl's name)
'pa leaves spanish dish' is the wordplay.
'leaves' suggests deleting specific letters.
'spanish dish' becomes 'paella' (paella is a type of Spanish dish).
'paella' with 'pa' taken away is 'ELLA'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ella that I've seen before include "- - Fitzgerald (mus.)" , "Diminutive of Eleanor" , ".... Fitzgerald, late great jazz diva" , "Miss" , "Woman" .)