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Drugs making you a prima donna? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heroine

'prima donna?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for heroine that I've seen before include "The main good female character in a work of fiction" , "Emma, for example" , "Intrepid woman" , "Chief female character in a book" , "Woman of outstanding courage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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