DAMSEL

Maiden (often in distress) (6)

Solution has appeared in 3 crosswords (1 across and 2 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,535 — 2023-05-04 23:00:05
  12A: Young woman (in distress?) (6)
• Quick crossword No 15,496 — 2020-01-07 00:00:44
  8D: Maiden (poetic) (6)
• Quick crossword No 15,200 — 2019-01-25 00:00:20
  19D: Maiden (often in distress) (6)