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Wishes they were here - the girls, that is (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

misses

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'girls that is' is the definition.
'misses' can be an answer for 'girls' ('miss' can be a synonym of 'girl'). I am not certain of the rest of the definition.

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(Other definitions for misses that I've seen before include "Overlooks" , "Failures to hit" , "Doesn't hit; young ladies" , "young women" , "Unmarried ladies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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