Out West, she's some distance from Galway (3)
I believe the answer is:
gal
This might be a double definition.
'out west' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'she's some distance from galway' is the second definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gal that I've seen before include "US female" , "Girl from American west" , "miss" , "Young woman (colloq.)" , "An American girl, cowboy vintage" .)