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Rich heiress in sports car, did you say? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

portia

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'rich heiress' is the definition.
(in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice)

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(Other definitions for portia that I've seen before include "A Shakespearean heroine" , "Advocate of cross-dressing" , "Theatrical "lawyer"" , "Heroine of Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice''" , "Character in "Julius Caesar" or "The Merchant of Venice"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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