Crossword Genius

She's back in ballet (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ella

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

'back in ballet' is the wordplay.
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'alle' is hidden in the letters of 'ballet'.
'alle' back-to-front is 'ELLA'.

(Other definitions for ella that I've seen before include "Diminutive of Eleanor" , ".... Fitzgerald, late great jazz diva" , "Ms Fitzgerald" , "Great late jazz singer . . . . Fitzgerald" , "Woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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