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Woman making article one way and another (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anna

'woman' is the definition.

'article one way and another' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article**).
'one' becomes 'a'.
'way' becomes 'n' (Compass direction - North).
'and' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and').
'another' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'n'+'n'='ann'
'ann' anagrammed gives 'nna'.
'a'+'nna'='ANNA'

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for anna that I've seen before include "and eleven, twenty four across heroine" , "Miss Karenina" , "Massey, Sewell or Karenina" , "Dame -- Neagle" , "Former one sixteenth of Rupee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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