She's always short (3)

I believe the answer is:

eve

'she's' is the definition.

'always short' is the wordplay.
'always' becomes 'ever' ('ever' can be a synonym of 'always').
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'ever' with its last letter taken away is 'EVE'.

(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Adam's partner" , "Period immediately before" , "Day before; first woman" , "First lady from the night before" , "See 13 Across" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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