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Schoolgirl and I on an assignment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mission

'an assignment' is the definition.
(mission is a kind of assignment)

'schoolgirl and i on' is the wordplay.
'schoolgirl' becomes 'miss' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'miss'+'i'+'on'='MISSION'

(Other definitions for mission that I've seen before include "Task assigned to be done" , "Assignment; expedition" , "Important assignment" , "Special assignment" , "In religious campaign" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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