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Northern woman’s childminders (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nannies

'childminders' is the definition.
(a nanny looks after children)

'northern woman's' is the wordplay.
'northern' becomes 'n' (abbreviation e.g. N. Ireland).
'woman's' becomes 'Annies' (woman's name).
'n'+'annies'='NANNIES'

(Other definitions for nannies that I've seen before include "Child minders" , "Female goats" , "They look after children" , "Childminders" , "nursemaids" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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