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Virginal blokes will get help inside (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maiden

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'virginal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'get help inside' is the wordplay.
'get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'help' becomes 'maid' (help can mean servants).
'inside' becomes 'en' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'maid'+'en' is 'MAIDEN'.

'blokes will' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "Girl; kind of over" , "First, inaugural" , "First ever public address" , "Unmarried girl of old" , "No-score over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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