The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MARTHA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MARTHA
- Securing non-European terminal, army invades abandoned island
- Month that ends too soon for girl
- From Market Harborough originally, a woman
- Island’s dairyman worked with harvest
- Thursday in March: a girl appears
- Woman’s smart hairstyle trimmed front and back
- Smart hat more than covering Mary’s sister
- Woman noted for work in market has closed early
- Mary’s sister seen with smart hair
- Lady to damage bizarre hat
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