Literary governess (4)
I believe the answer is:
eyre
'literary governess' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for eyre that I've seen before include "Jane --, 1874 novel" , "Jane . . . ., . . . . Square" , "C. Bronte's orphan Jane" , "See 1" , "Bronte heroine ` `Jane ....' '" .)