Noble creature with pride beheaded after moving protest (11)
I believe the answer is:
marchioness
'noble' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'creature with pride beheaded after moving protest' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'protest' could be 'march' (marching is a kind of protesting) and 'march' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for marchioness that I've seen before include "Noblewoman" , "Wife of a marquis" , "Female aristocrat" , "Noble lady" , "She's entitled" .)