The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word KATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KATE
- Lass finishes off black tea: not nice
- Female swimmer’s first off
- Shrew decapitated fish
- She‘s eliminated artist from unarmed combat
- Informally, reformed character and king dined together
- Spouse of thematic Royal immersed in classwork at Eton
- Mistakenly take shrewish Shakespearean role
- Girl, one on thin ice away from the sides
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