Corral fierce woman, an old warrior chief (9)

I believe the answer is:

pendragon

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'chief' is the definition.
(I know that Pendragon is a type of chief)

'corral fierce woman' is the wordplay.
'corral' becomes 'pen' (I've seen this in another clue).
'fierce woman' becomes 'dragon' (I've seen this before).
'pen'+'dragon'='PENDRAGON'

'an old warrior' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for pendragon that I've seen before include "Tribal chief," , "Ruler" , "Uther --" , "old British chief" , "King Arthur, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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