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The girl with whom I am going back home (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maiden

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'the girl' is the definition.
(maiden is a kind of girl)

'i am going back home' is the wordplay.
'going back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'home' becomes 'den' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'am'='iam'
'iam' written backwards gives 'mai'.
'mai'+'den'='MAIDEN'

'with whom' is the link.
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(Other definitions for maiden that I've seen before include "See 3" , "No runs are scored from this - young girl" , "Unmarried girl of old" , "Ship's first trip" , "Damsel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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