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Sailor's girlfriend with yen to yield to independence — the virgin kind? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olive oil

'virgin kind?' is the definition.
(as in virgin olive oil)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for olive oil that I've seen before include "Culinary liquid" , "Ingredient of salad dressing" , "Pressed cooking ingredient" , "Pressed liquid used in cooking, medicine, soaps etc" , "dressing maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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