"A Passage to India" heroine (5)

I believe the answer is:

adela

'a passage to india heroine' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for adela that I've seen before include "Girl" , "Lady" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Daily and the Penny Press.

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