1979 film version of a Hardy novel (4)

I believe the answer is:

tess

(Other definitions for tess that I've seen before include "Thomas Hardy heroine" , "20 heroine" , "Ill-starred Hardy heroine" , "Hardy female" , "- - of the d'Urbervilles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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