Ringer, English beauty (5)

I believe the answer is:

belle

'beauty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ringer english' is the wordplay.
'ringer' becomes 'bell' (I've seen this before).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'bell'+'e'='BELLE'

(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Girl who's fetching" , "Pretty girl" , "dish" , "Lovely girl" , "-- Epoque, before the Great War" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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