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She finishes programme with a somersault (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emma

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'she' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'finishes programme with a somersault' is the wordplay.
'finishes programme' becomes 'mme' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'somersault' says the letters should be written backwards.
'mme' put after 'a' is 'amme'.
'amme' backwards is 'EMMA'.

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(Other definitions for emma that I've seen before include "Jane Austen novel and Nelson's lover" , "Lady - Hamilton, Nelson-s mistress" , "companion for Pip" , "Jane Austen's fourth novel (1815)" , "Female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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