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Might she make an entrance with pride? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lioness

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'entrance with pride?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'might she make an' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'an' could be 'one' and 'one' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lioness that I've seen before include "Predator" , "One with pride" , "She may have pride" , "Leo's mate" , "Queen of beasts?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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