Boris's predecessor (7)

I believe the answer is:

theresa

(Other definitions for theresa that I've seen before include "Maria --, Austrian ruler" , "Maria ___ , Archduchess of Austria, d. 1780" , "Maria -, eighteenth century empress" , "Lisieux saint" , "-- May, MP" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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