She matches up (3)

I believe the answer is:

lil

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'she' is the definition.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Another definition for lil that I've seen is " 'Diamond - - ', 17's Broadway hit".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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