Spanish governess (6)

I believe the answer is:

duenna

(Other definitions for duenna that I've seen before include "caring senora" , "Female companion[" , "Iberian chaperone" , "Chaperone in Madrid" , "Spanish chaperon or governess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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