"Rent" character who sings "Light My Candle" (4)

I believe the answer is:

mimi

(Other definitions for mimi that I've seen before include "showgirl" , "I'm, I'm mad about the heroine in 'La Boheme'" , "La Boheme character (whose tiny hand is frozen)" , "'They call me - - ' , (Lucia)" , "unfortunate sewer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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