"Dear Abby" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1971, Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, “Beauty School Dropout”, in Grease:",
          "text": "Baby, you know it. Even Dear Abby’d say the same.",
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          "text": "Well I wrote to Ann Landers and Dear Abby too / And sought their advice as to what I should do",
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