Daunt an inaugural female MP (5)

I believe the answer is:

cowan

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'inaugural female mp' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'daunt an' is the wordplay.
'daunt' becomes 'cow' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cow'+'an'='COWAN'

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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