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Young lady convict knocked up (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gal

'young lady' is the definition.
(I know that gal is a type of young lady)

'convict knocked up' is the wordplay.
'convict' becomes 'lag' (slang term for a prisoner).
'knocked up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'lag' back-to-front is 'GAL'.

(Other definitions for gal that I've seen before include "An American girl, cowboy vintage" , "Broad" , "Girl from American west" , "female noted in Kalamazoo" , "Young woman (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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