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Treacle for Missouri girls (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

molasses

'treacle' is the definition.
(I know that Molasses is a type of treacle)

'missouri girls' is the wordplay.
'missouri' becomes 'mo' (abbreviation for the US state).
'girls' becomes 'lasses' (lass can mean a girl).
'mo'+'lasses'='MOLASSES'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for molasses that I've seen before include "Thick dark treacle" , "Dark syrup from raw sugar" , "Thick dark syrup made from sugar cane" , "US name for treacle" , "Thick treacle left over after refining raw sugar" .)

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