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Females once carrying a torch for Puck perhaps, rejected after enjoyment outside front of house (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usherettes

'females once carrying a torch' is the definition.

'puck perhaps rejected after enjoyment outside front of house' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'house' could be 'h' and 'h' is present in the answer.
'enjoyment' could be 'use' and 'use' is found in the remaining letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for usherettes that I've seen before include "Guides" , "female escorts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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