Female head of a family (9)

I believe the answer is:

matriarch

(Other definitions for matriarch that I've seen before include "Dominating female" , "Female head of a family or tribe" , "Very old or venerable woman" , "Woman dominating" , "venerable old lady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Mirror.

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