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Royal princess from Europe with spirit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eugenie

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'royal princess' is the definition.
'eugenie' can be an answer for 'princess' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'royal' bit.

'europe with spirit' is the wordplay.
'europe' becomes 'EU' (European Union).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'spirit' becomes 'genie' (genie is a kind of spirit).
'eu'+'genie'='EUGENIE'

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for eugenie that I've seen before include "Napoleon III's empress" , "British princess" , "Girl's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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