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She always looks washed out on half days (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wanda

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'she' is the definition.

'washed out on half days' is the wordplay.
'washed out' becomes 'wan' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'half' suggests halving the letters.
'days' with half the letters taken is 'da'.
'wan'+'da'='WANDA'

'always looks' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for wanda that I've seen before include "Fishy girl's name?" , "A Fish Called - - : film" , "Female" , "so-called fish?" , "Name of flower - or fish!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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