The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ELLA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
E
L
L
A
More clues leading to the result ELLA
- Had lilies regularly dropped round for girl
- Dad abandons Spanish dish for this woman
- A couple of lines penned by each girl
- Austen novel's central characters take a step back for another woman
- Spanish translations of ‘the girl‘
- Woman from Spain that’s upset everyone
- Other versions of the jazz singer
- She turns up in several legends
- Great interpreter of 8 21 25
- Liberal, fifty, being hugged by each woman
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