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Lass given a drink? She came to life amazingly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

galatea

'she came to life amazingly' is the definition.
(statue who came to life in Greek myth)

'lass given a drink?' is the wordplay.
'lass' becomes 'gal' (both can mean a girl).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drink?' becomes 'tea' (tea is a drink).
'gal'+'a'+'tea'='GALATEA'

(Other definitions for galatea that I've seen before include "Pygmalion's brought-to-life statue" , "Pygmalion's statue brought to life by Aphrodite" , "Pygmalion's statue that lived" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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