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Beautiful woman Ethel envied? Just a bit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

helen

'beautiful woman' is the definition.
(Helen of Troy in Greek myth)

'ethel envied? just a bit' is the wordplay.
'just a bit' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'HELEN' is hidden within 'ethel envied'.

(Other definitions for helen that I've seen before include "Famous classical beauty" , "Woman abducted to Troy" , "The Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back" , "femme fatale" , "Ship launcher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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