Romance novelist Dare (5)

I believe the answer is:

tessa

(Other definitions for tessa that I've seen before include "Girl's name, forerunner of ISA" , "Tax-exempt special savings account" , "Girl" , "Girl's name; former savings account" , "Dahl or Jowell" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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