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Woman is right: buy helter-skelter (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruby

'woman' is the definition.

'right buy helter-skelter' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'helter skelter' indicates an anagram.
'buy' with letters rearranged gives 'uby'.
'r'+'uby'='RUBY'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for ruby that I've seen before include "Gemstone - shade of red" , "Stony girl" , "Deep 6 across" , "Completely" , "Gemstone comprising mainly aluminium oxide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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