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So a ring can give her married status (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

signora

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'her married status' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'so a ring can' is the wordplay.
'can' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'canned' mean this (canned can mean drunk)).
'so'+'a'+'ring'='soaring'
'soaring' with letters rearranged gives 'SIGNORA'.

'give' is the link.

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(Other definitions for signora that I've seen before include "married woman in Florence?" , "European lady" , "Italian equivalent of madam" , "Italian lady" , "lady from Italy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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