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Refined rough girl, slim-waisted (9)

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I believe the answer is:

hourglass

'slim-waisted' is the definition.
(as in an hourglass figure)

'refined rough girl' is the wordplay.
'refined' is an anagram indicator.
'girl' becomes 'lass' (lass is a kind of girl).
'rough' anagrammed gives 'hourg'.
'hourg'+'lass'='HOURGLASS'

(Other definitions for hourglass that I've seen before include "Simple timer" , "Old device for telling the time" , "enviable figure?" , "Sort of figure" , "old timer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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