Nickname like Terri (4)

I believe the answer is:

tess

(Other definitions for tess that I've seen before include "Hardy's pure woman" , "Thomas Hardy girl" , "Hardy female" , "Thomas Hardy heroine" , "D'Urbeville heroine" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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