Main female characters in fiction and film (8)

I believe the answer is:

heroines

(Other definitions for heroines that I've seen before include "So herein find brave women" , "leading actresses" , "Female lead characters" , "Women of brave and noble deeds" , "Main female characters in a work of fiction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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