Was sick girl set up? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ailed
'was sick' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'girl set up?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'girl' could be 'aile' and 'aile' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ailed that I've seen before include "Was ill" , "Delia (anag.)" , "Was unwell" , "Troubled" , "Didn't feel well" .)