A fool attached to a girl (5)

I believe the answer is:

anita

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'a girl' is the definition.

'a fool attached' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'nit' (I've seen this before).
'attached' becomes 'a' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'a'+'nit'+'a'='ANITA'

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(Other definitions for anita that I've seen before include "-- Loos, US writer" , "- Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)" , "Female" , "Woman" , "eg Dobson or Roddick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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