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That girl's gloves, we hear they've become separated (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hermits

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'they've become separated' is the definition.

'that girl's gloves we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'her' and 'her' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for hermits that I've seen before include "They retire from society for religious reasons" , "People who live in solitude" , "They live in solitude for religious reasons" , "Solitary dwellers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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