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Real men excited to find girl (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marlene

'girl' is the definition.

'real men excited' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates anagramming the letters.
'real'+'men'='realmen'
'realmen' with letters rearranged gives 'MARLENE'.

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for marlene that I've seen before include "....... Dietrich, German-born film and stage star" , "- Dietrich, Ger. actress" , "The late ....... Dietrich, German singer and film star" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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