___ pal (female friend) (3)

I believe the answer is:

gal

(Other definitions for gal that I've seen before include "female noted in Kalamazoo" , "An American girl, cowboy vintage" , "miss" , "Broad" , "Girl from American west" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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