Panto part (like Judi Dench, perhaps?) (4)

I believe the answer is:

dame

(Other definitions for dame that I've seen before include "Pantomime role played by a man" , "Woman" , "Comic pantomime role" , "Cross-dressing panto character" , "Female title; panto part" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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