James's girl? (5)

I believe the answer is:

joyce

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This could be a double definition.

'james's' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'girl?' is the second definition.

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(Other definitions for joyce that I've seen before include "William ---, Lord Haw-Haw" , "James ---, Irish modernist author" , "James --, Irish writer" , "lady" , "James . . . . ., William . . . . ." .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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