Have something to pay outspoken film heroine (6)
I believe the answer is:
odette
'heroine' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'have something to pay outspoken film' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'film' could be 'et' (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and 'et' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for odette that I've seen before include "Lover of Swann" , "Swan Lake role" , "Part of Swan Lake" , "Female character Swan Lake" , "1950 film about first female to receive George Cross" .)