Female crocodile's name (5)

I believe the answer is:

odile

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'female' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'crocodile's name' is the wordplay.
'ODILE' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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