Where to come when you make a hit with the girl (6)

I believe the answer is:

hither

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'where to come when you' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'a hit with the girl' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the girl' becomes 'her'.
'hit'+'her'='HITHER'

'make' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hither that I've seen before include "so far" , "Hit her, being towards this place" , "all over the place - 13a,25a,16d,15d" , "To this place of old" , "Formally, towards this place" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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