She is in fear, it appears (4)

I believe the answer is:

rita

'she' is the definition.

'in fear it appears' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'RITA' can be found hidden inside 'fear it appears'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for rita that I've seen before include "Lovely -- , meter maid (Beatles)" , "...Hayworth, ...Coolidge, ... ''Educating ...''" , "Educating - - , film" , "-- Hayworth, US film actress" , "The Beatles' lovely girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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