"Beauty and the Beast" heroine (5)

I believe the answer is:

belle

'beauty and the beast heroine' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Beautiful girl" , "dish" , "Attractive woman" , "Pretty girl" , "Beautiful female" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the LA Times.

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