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She has one earl in fits (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eleanor

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'she has one earl in fits' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'she has one earl' is the wordplay.
'she' becomes 'leanor' ().
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one earl' becomes 'e'.
'leanor' put after 'e' is 'ELEANOR'.

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(Other definitions for eleanor that I've seen before include "Consort of Henry II" , "Edward the First's queen" , "woman" , "Wife of Henry II" , "girl" .)

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