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Maintain, for instance, the woman is making a comeback (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allege

'maintain' is the definition.
(alleging is a kind of maintaining)

'for instance the woman is making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'for instance' becomes 'eg' ('e.g.' can be a synonym of 'for instance').
'the woman' becomes 'ella' (**).
'is making a comeback' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'eg'+'ella'='egella'
'egella' reversed gives 'ALLEGE'.

(Other definitions for allege that I've seen before include "Assert - maintain" , "Declare or accuse without proof" , "Claim, suggest" , "Aver - maintain" , "Declare or assert without proof" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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