A female Wimbledon champion (4)

I believe the answer is:

ashe

'wimbledon champion' is the definition.
(tennis player Arthur Ashe)

'a female' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'a'+'she'='ASHE'

(Other definitions for ashe that I've seen before include "tennis champ" , "Arthur, first black Wimbledon men's singles champion, 1975" , "He was good enough to win Wimbledon" , "US court star" , "US tennis player Arthur, 1975 Wimbledon champion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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