Female pal became a national symbol (9)
I believe the answer is:
mapleleaf
'a national symbol' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'female pal became' is the wordplay.
'became' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'becomes' mean this).
'female'+'pal'='femalepal'
'femalepal' anagrammed gives 'MAPLELEAF'.
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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