Pioneer American aviator, who disappeared with her navigator in the Pacific, 1937 (7)

I believe the answer is:

earhart

(Other definitions for earhart that I've seen before include "Flying ace" , "Amelia __ , aviator, d. 1937" , "Amelia . . . . . . . , pioneer aviatrix" , "Amelia ....... was pioneering American aviator" , "Amelia --, air pioneer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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