Thomas Hardy heroine (4)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">thomas hardy 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 tess that I've seen before include "Thomas Hardy girl" , "D'Urbeville heroine" , "Hardy female" , "'Justice' finally done on her (Hardy)" , "- - of the d'Urbervilles" .)