Heroic sister of children's literature (6)

I believe the answer is:

gretel

(Other definitions for gretel that I've seen before include "German girl" , "Sister of Hansel" , "Hansel's fellow-waif" , "Grimm child" , "Desirable as a spouse" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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