Actress ____ DeGeneres (5)
I believe the answer is:
ellen
'actress degeneres' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ellen that I've seen before include "English actress, ____ Terry (1847-1928)" , "It could be Terry" , "Dame - MacArthur, round-the-world sailor" , "Dame - - Macarthur (naut.)" , "Terry perhaps" .)