Chortle at funny little princess (9)

I believe the answer is:

charlotte

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'little princess' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'chortle at funny' is the wordplay.
'funny' indicates an anagram.
'chortle'+'at'='chortleat'
'chortleat' anagrammed gives 'CHARLOTTE'.

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(Other definitions for charlotte that I've seen before include "One of the Bronte sisters" , "associated with the Web?" , "Pudding; girl" , "Fruit dish" , "Yorkshire novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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