Call taken by English beauty (5)

I believe the answer is:

belle

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

'call taken by english' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'bell' (I've seen this before).
'taken' says to put letters next to each other.
'by english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'bell'+'e'='BELLE'

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(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Beautiful female" , "Attractive woman" , "Handsome lady of the Ball?" , "Reigning beauty" , "Most attractive girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.

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