Point to the hollow heart of a woman! (4)

I believe the answer is:

nell

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'woman' is the definition.

'point to the hollow heart' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'NE' (NE is an example).
'to the hollow heart' becomes 'll' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ne'+'ll'='NELL'

'of a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nell that I've seen before include "- - Gwynne" , "Dickensian heroine" , "-- Gwyn, 17th-century actress" , "Little --; -- Gwyn" , "little Miss Trent?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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