Othello's wife (9)
I believe the answer is:
desdemona
'othello's wife' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for desdemona that I've seen before include "Othello's victim" , "dame?" , "She was killed by Othello" , "tragic heroine" , "Wife of Othello (Shak.)" .)