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Women’s drunken hen party crashed by maiden Daphne? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

water nymph

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'women's drunken hen party crashed' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'maiden daphne?' is the wordplay.
'maiden' becomes 'water' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'daphne?' becomes 'nymph' (daphne is a kind of nymph).
'water'+'nymph'='WATER-NYMPH'

'by' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for water nymph that I've seen is " Naiad".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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