Young lady distributed medals (6)

I believe the answer is:

damsel

'young lady' is the definition.
(damsel is a kind of young lady)

'distributed medals' is the wordplay.
'distributed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'medals' is an anagram of 'DAMSEL'.

(Other definitions for damsel that I've seen before include "Young lady of old, perhaps in distress" , "Young single woman" , "Girl - type of fly" , "Maiden, often in distress" , "Young woman (often in distress)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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