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To back her is a help (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diana

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'help' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'to back her is a' is the wordplay.
'to back' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go at the back of others).
'her' becomes 'dian' ().
'dian'+'a' is 'DIANA'.

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(Other definitions for diana that I've seen before include "Woman" , "British princess" , "Roman goddess of the hunt, or tragic English princess" , "Roman goodess of hunting or tragic English princess" , "MONKEY" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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