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Naive young girl suffering ennui, e.g. (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ingenue

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'naive young girl' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'suffering ennui e g' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'ennui'+'e'+'g'='ennuieg'
'ennuieg' anagrammed gives 'INGENUE'.

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(Other definitions for ingenue that I've seen before include "Unsophisticated young female" , "Naive young woman" , "Naive young actress" , "She's artless" , "Artless innocent young girl on stage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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