Italian aristocratic title (8)

I believe the answer is:

contessa

(Other definitions for contessa that I've seen before include "High-ranking female" , "Italian aristocrat" , "foreign noblewoman" , "Italian lady" , "European noble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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