Woman of the soil (4)

I believe the answer is:

lois

'woman' is the definition.

'of the soil' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'soil' anagrammed gives 'LOIS'.

(Other definitions for lois that I've seen before include "-- Lane, 'Superman' character" , "Superman's girlfriend" , "- Lane, girlfriend of Superman" , "Woman" , "- Lane, Daily Planet reporter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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