Charming Southern woman (5)

I believe the answer is:

belle

(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Beautiful female" , "Handsome lady of the Ball?" , "Girl who's fetching" , "Beautiful woman - of the ball?" , "Attractive woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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