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She has nothing over Ruby (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

freda

'she' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nothing over ruby' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'fa'.
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'ruby' becomes 'red' ('red' can be a synonym of 'ruby').
'fa' placed around 'red' is 'FREDA'.

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for freda that I've seen before include "woman" , "Female name; fared (anag.)" , "Girl's name" , "Girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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