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Saves an agitated girl (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vanessa

'girl' is the definition.

'saves an agitated' is the wordplay.
'agitated' indicates an anagram.
'saves'+'an'='savesan'
'savesan' is an anagram of 'VANESSA'.

(Other definitions for vanessa that I've seen before include "Girl's name; red admiral, painted lady genus" , "Girl's name - butterfly genus" , "Red admiral butterfly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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