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Purchase tops for girl resplendent in pink (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grip

'purchase' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tops for girl resplendent in pink' is the wordplay.
'tops for' says to take the initial letters (in a down clue, the tops are the top letters).
The first letters of 'girl resplendent in pink' is 'GRIP'.

(Other definitions for grip that I've seen before include "item of baggage" , "one on film set" , "Clutch - holdall" , "Engage" , "studio assistant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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