Female warrior from Scythia? (6)

I believe the answer is:

amazon

(Other definitions for amazon that I've seen before include "River in South America" , "Brazilian river" , "Strong, aggressive woman" , "Warlike female" , "very long river" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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