Woman who expects to succeed? (7)

I believe the answer is:

heiress

'woman who expects to succeed?' is the definition.
(someone who will succeed to property)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for heiress that I've seen before include "Inheritrix" , "One coming into wealth" , "Woman who will inherit great wealth" , "Portia, say" , "Female will beneficiary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.

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