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Amid a media storm, the lady made history (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astor

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'history' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'amid a media storm the lady' is the wordplay.
'amid' indicates a hidden word.
'ASTOR' is hidden in the letters of 'media storm lady'.

'made' is the link.

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(Other definitions for astor that I've seen before include "Female politician" , "See 2" , "female parliamentarian" , "Nancy ---, first woman MP" , "Nancy --, one-time MP" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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