The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MADAM
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More clues leading to the result MADAM
- Woman like Bertha Rochester and a Fleming character
- One way or another she's a precocious female
- Subject of most original palindrome?
- Woman’s address you see unchanged after looking up
- A precocious little horror, whichever way you look at her!
- Either way, she's a lady
- The first man on Mars? The first woman, with due respect!
- Massachusetts mother and brothel keeper
- . She accommodates solicitors either way
- Two mothers, one runs a disorderly house
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What does MADAM mean?
MADAM noun- A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- The mistress of a household.
- A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
- A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.
- To address as "madam".