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She has medals mixed up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damsel

'she' is the definition.
(a damsel is a young woman)

'medals mixed up' is the wordplay.
'mixed up' indicates an anagram.
'medals' is an anagram of 'DAMSEL'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for damsel that I've seen before include "Girl (literary)" , "distressed girl?" , "Someone in distress?" , "Old-fashioned young woman" , "Young single woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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