In the Bible, a humble female (4)

I believe the answer is:

leah

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'female' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'in the bible a humble' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LEAH' is hidden in the letters of 'the bible a humble'.

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(Other definitions for leah that I've seen before include "Jacob's first wife (Gen. 29)" , "Heal (anag) - girl" , "her elder sister" , "She married Jacob" , "Jacob's first wife (Bible)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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