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French girl left in charge (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gallic

'french' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'girl left in charge' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'gal' ('gal' can be a synonym of 'girl'**).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'in charge' becomes 'ic'.
'gal'+'l'+'ic'='GALLIC'

(Other definitions for gallic that I've seen before include "Of the French/France" , "Pertaining to France" , "Like certain wars" , "Typically French or of France" , "Characteristic of the French" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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