### Clue: Very large girl as compared with figure seen in bars (8)
### Answer: OSTINATO 
 ### Explanation: Definition: figure seen in bars
  OS(abbrev. for $$o$$ut$$s$$ize,very large) + TINA(girl's name) + TO(as compared with, as in "A is to B as X is to Y", I think). 
Answer: Musically, a recurring melodic fragment in a piece,figure(a short succession of notes or chords that produces a single complete and distinct impression) seen in(written into the score) bars(the subdivisions in music according to the beat).  The word is from the Italian for "obstinate","persistent".