Lean Italian nurses a woman (5)

I believe the answer is:

anita

'a woman' is the definition.
(woman's name)

'lean italian nurses' is the wordplay.
'nurses' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (nurse can mean holding closely).
'ANITA' can be found hidden inside 'lean italian'.

(Other definitions for anita that I've seen before include "girl produced" , "eg Dobson or Roddick" , "- Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)" , "lady" , "Female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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