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Wrong a lady (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amiss

'wrong' is the definition.
('amiss' can be a synonym of 'wrong')

'a lady' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'miss' (I have seen 'Young lady' mean 'miss' so perhaps 'lady' could also mean 'miss'**).
'a'+'miss'='AMISS'

(Other definitions for amiss that I've seen before include "Unsuitable" , "error" , "Faulty" , "Out of order" , "(Gone) wrong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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