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Proclaimed girl should be allowed to get message (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

letter

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'message' is the definition.
(I know that letter is a type of grapheme)

'proclaimed girl should be allowed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'allowed' could be 'let' (to let is to allow or permit) and 'let' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ter' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for letter that I've seen before include "A written form of communication" , "Alphabetic character" , "Character of the alphabet" , "Epistle, missive" , "An alphabetic unit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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