Fair maid's forename (4)
I believe the answer is:
irma
'forename' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'fair maid's' is the wordplay.
'IRMA' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for irma that I've seen before include "The girl for Irish music award" , "woman" , "- La Douce, nineteen sixty three Billy Wilder film" , "Lady" , "Girl's name ("La Douce")" .)