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So a ring can give a foreign woman married status (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

signora

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'a foreign woman married status' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'so a ring can' is the wordplay.
'can' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'canned' mean this (canned can mean drunk)).
'so'+'a'+'ring'='soaring'
'soaring' with letters rearranged gives 'SIGNORA'.

'give' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for signora that I've seen before include "to Italy, madam" , "Foreign woman" , "Italian married title" , "Mrs (Ital.)" , "Title of Italian-speaking woman" .)

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