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A Pole is one turning up as a woman (7)

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I believe the answer is:

isidora

'a woman' is the definition.

'a pole is one turning up' is the wordplay.
'pole' becomes 'rod' ('rod' can be a synonym of 'pole'**).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'turning up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'a'+'rod'+'is'+'i'='arodisi'
'arodisi' backwards is 'ISIDORA'.

'as' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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