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Unemployed girl getting word from well-wisher? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jobless

'unemployed' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'girl getting word from well-wisher?' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'Jo' (woman's name).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'word from well-wisher?' becomes 'bless' (bless you).
'jo'+'bless'='JOBLESS'

(Other definitions for jobless that I've seen before include "Without employment" , "Out of work" , "Unemployed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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