Old nickname for Eleanor (4)

I believe the answer is:

nell

(Other definitions for nell that I've seen before include "Little --; -- Gwyn" , "First name of Charles II's ex-actress mistress" , "Little -, (Dickens char.)" , "little Miss Trent?" , "Orphan girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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