Heroine of ''The Merchant of Venice (6)

I believe the answer is:

portia

(Other definitions for portia that I've seen before include "Heroine of Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice''" , "judge" , "She judged Shylock (M. of V.)" , "Shakespearean character" , "Advocate of cross-dressing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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