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Female makes part of her nest in elms (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ernestine

'female' is the definition.
(woman's name)

'part of her nest in elms' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates a hidden word.
'ERNESTINE' is hidden within 'her nest in elms'.

'makes' acts as a link.

(Another definition for ernestine that I've seen is " girl".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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