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Seaman with a name for a superior woman (6)

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I believe the answer is:

abbess

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'a superior woman' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'seaman with a name' is the wordplay.
'seaman' becomes 'ab' (short for able seaman).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a name' becomes 'bess' ().
'ab'+'bess'='ABBESS'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for abbess that I've seen before include "Nun in charge of a monastery" , "Female superior" , "Head of group of nuns" , "Principal of convent" , "woman trying to be religious?" .)

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