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Woman from East Virginia (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eva

'woman' is the definition.

'east virginia' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'e'+'va'='EVA'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for eva that I've seen before include "Little --, US pop singer" , "Female" , "- - , nee Braun" , "-- Braun, Hitler's wife" , "Braun, Brick or Peron" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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