Cryptic crossword clue
Woman in the Big Apple may be a female beast 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NANNY

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What does NANNY mean?

NANNY noun
  1. A child's nurse.
  2. A grandmother.
  3. A godmother.
  4. A female goat.
NANNY verb
  1. To serve as a nanny.
  2. To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.

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