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Dubious young lady on a list (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debatable

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'dubious' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'young lady on a list' is the wordplay.
'young lady' becomes 'De'.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a list' becomes 'batable' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'de'+'batable'='DEBATABLE'

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(Other definitions for debatable that I've seen before include "subject to discussion" , "Open to argument" , "Open to question" , "Dubious" , "Moot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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