Woman's nickname that omits "alie" (3)

I believe the answer is:

nat

(Other definitions for nat that I've seen before include "King Cole" , "A nationalist" , "Politician" , "Supporter of the SNP (abbr)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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