Iris Murdoch or Agatha Christie (4)

I believe the answer is:

dame

(Other definitions for dame that I've seen before include "Female equivalent of British sir" , "Pantomime female" , "Female equivalent of a knight" , "Pantomime role played by a man" , "Title given to women" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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