Beautiful woman (5)

I believe the answer is:

belle

'beautiful woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Most attractive girl" , "Pretty girl" , "Attractive woman" , "Beautiful woman - of the ball?" , "-- Epoque, before the Great War" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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