Shares out, that is, between the girls (6)

I believe the answer is:

cuties

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'the girls' is the definition.
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'shares out that is' is the wordplay.
'shares' becomes 'cuts' (cut is a kind of share).
'out' is an insertion indicator.
'that is' becomes 'ie' (abbreviation for id est, 'that is' in Latin).
'cuts' going around 'ie' is 'CUTIES'.

'between' is the link.

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