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She accepts backup just the same (5)

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I believe the answer is:

madam

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'accepts backup just the same' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'she' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'she' could be 'mada' and 'mada' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'm' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for madam that I've seen before include "How one may address a woman" , "Conceited girl (colloq.)" , "Stuck-up girl" , "Make wildly happy" , "Woman with status - girl with bad manners" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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