White cloth girl almost in business (6)
I believe the answer is:
calico
'white cloth' is the definition.
'calico' can be an answer for 'cloth' (calico is a kind of cloth). I am not sure about the 'white' bit.
'girl almost in business' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'cal' ().
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'in' with its final letter removed is 'i'.
'cal'+'i'+'co'='CALICO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for calico that I've seen before include "Unbleached sixteen down cloth" , "spotted in America" , "Type of cotton cloth" , "Coarse cloth with a bright print" , "Cotton cloth or fabric" .)