Troilus's lover in Shakespeare (8)

I believe the answer is:

cressida

(Other definitions for cressida that I've seen before include "Shakespearean character" , "See 17" , "one from Shakespeare" , "title role" , "Shakespeare's Trojan woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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