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Unattached girl with naughty secret (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discrete

'unattached' is the definition.
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'girl with naughty secret' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'di' (**).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'naughty' is an anagram indicator.
'secret' is an anagram of 'screte'.
'di'+'screte'='DISCRETE'

(Other definitions for discrete that I've seen before include "Individually distinct in discreet way" , "Individually separate and distinct" , "Unattached" , "Individual" , "independent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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