Madame in a Puccini opera (9)

I believe the answer is:

butterfly

(Other definitions for butterfly that I've seen before include "Skipper for instance" , "noted geisha?" , "Insect; flighty person" , "Winged insect and swimming stroke" , "Lepidopterous insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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