"The Little Mermaid" mermaid (5)
I believe the answer is:
ariel
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the little mermaid mermaid</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ariel that I've seen before include "Fairy in "The Tempest"" , "role in Shakespeare" , "Swallows" , "Angel" , "29 9 [TEMPEST CHARACTER]" .)