Maggie Smith's title (4)
I believe the answer is:
dame
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">maggie smith's title</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dame that I've seen before include "Female equivalent of British sir" , "Comic pantomime role" , "Man's panto role" , "Female equivalent of a knight" , "Woman" .)