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Shakespeare's mistress and attendant (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

page

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This might be a double definition.

'shakespeare's mistress' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'attendant' is the second definition.
(I know that page is a type of attendant)

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for page that I've seen before include "Call out the name of" , "Gentleman dwelling at Windsor" , "Side" , "Leaf - young attendant" , "Young male attendant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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