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This provides a ring, one hears, for a pretty girl (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belle

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This clue might be a double definition.

'this provides a ring one hears' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'pretty girl' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Beautiful female" , "Pretty girl" , "Attractive woman" , "Girl who's fetching" , "Handsome lady of the Ball?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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