Townswoman in Oliver Twist (5)

I believe the answer is:

nancy

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(Other definitions for nancy that I've seen before include "First woman to sit in the British House of Commons" , "Dickensian character who died" , "Note this French city" , "Girl's name; NE French city" , "one of the Mitford sisters" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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