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Verity, a model Moabite woman (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

truth

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'verity' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a model moabite woman' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'model' could be 't' (Ford Model T car) and 't' is found in the answer.
'woman' could be 'ruth' and 'ruth' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for truth that I've seen before include "known facts" , "Verified fact" , "Beauty is (said Keats)" , "Veracity, faithfulness" , "Candour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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