Dickensian heroine (7)
I believe the answer is:
estella
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dickensian heroine</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for estella that I've seen before include "Sale let (anag) - girl's name" , "Pip's girl in Great Expectations" , "daughter for Abel" , "Dickensian heroine" , "Magwitch's daughter (Dickens)" .)