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She needs a sailor to make her a superior lady (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bess

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'she' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for bess that I've seen before include "Elizabeth (dim.)" , "Our Good Queen" , "Black - was Dick Turpin's horse" , "Queen Elizabeth 1 (sl)" , "George Gershwin opera 'Porgy and . . . .'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Irish News.
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