Spice Girl (6)
I believe the answer is:
ginger
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'spice' is the first definition.
(ginger is a kind of spice)
'girl' is the second definition.
(feminine given name)
(Other definitions for ginger that I've seen before include "Red (of hair)" , "Fred Astaire's dancing partner" , "Hot-tasting root or general liveliness" , "Red hot root" , "Spicy plant-stem" .)