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She's a help having turned up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diana

'she's' is the definition.

'a help having turned up' is the wordplay.
'a' becomes 'an'.
'help' becomes 'aid' (synonyms).
'having turned up' is a reversal indicator.
'an'+'aid'='anaid'
'anaid' written backwards gives 'DIANA'.

(Other definitions for diana that I've seen before include "Roman goodess of hunting or tragic English princess" , "female" , "Girl" , "She separated from Charles" , ""The People's Princess"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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