Not really short for Consuela! (3)

I believe the answer is:

sue

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'not really short for consuela' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'really short for consuela' is the wordplay.
'really' becomes 'so' (both can mean 'extremely').
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'consuela' becomes 'ue' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'so' with its final letter taken away is 's'.
's'+'ue'='SUE'

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(Other definitions for sue that I've seen before include "Prosecute at law" , "Use to prosecute" , "Take court action" , "Start proceedings against (someone)" , "Apply" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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