Torrid disposition of little Dickensian heroine (6)

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dorrit

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'little dickensian heroine' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'torrid disposition' is the wordplay.
'disposition' indicates an anagram.
'torrid' is an anagram of 'DORRIT'.

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(Other definitions for dorrit that I've seen before include "See 1" , "Little girl" , "Dickens novel 'Little .....'" , "See 13" , "See 7" .)

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