### Clue: Hardy female graduates framing article about mum (9)
### Answer: BATHSHEBA 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Hardy female
 BA,BA(2 x abbrev. for "Bachelor of Arts", graduates from university) **containing**(framing) [THE(an article in grammar) **containing**(about) SH!(an exclamation to tell someone to keep quiet/be mum)].
Defn: Heroine in Thomas Hardy's "Far From The Madding Crowd".