A female fragrance (5)

I believe the answer is:

aroma

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'fragrance' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a female' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'roma' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'roma'='AROMA'

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(Other definitions for aroma that I've seen before include "A pleasant smell as of food" , "Perfume" , "Redolence" , "Stink" , "Distinctive odour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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