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If she gives you a ring, you’ll hear from her (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belle

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'her' is the definition.

'if she' is the wordplay.
'if' becomes 'b' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'she' becomes 'elle'.
'b'+'elle'='BELLE'

'gives you a ring you'll hear from' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Attractive woman" , "Reigning beauty" , "Girl who's fetching" , "Beautiful girl" , "dish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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