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Loss of girl’s looks and bearing (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disappearance

'loss' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'girl's looks and bearing' is the wordplay.
'girl's' becomes 'dis'.
'looks and bearing' becomes 'appearance'.
'dis'+'appearance'='DISAPPEARANCE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for disappearance that I've seen before include "Vanishing act" , "Departure from view" , "getaway" , "Act of becoming invisible" , "Exit (maybe into thin air)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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