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Miss was an honourific applied to unmarried women on Earth. (AUDIO: Whodunnit?) Strax was under the impression that it was a rank, rather than a gendered form of address, when he applied it to Clara Oswald. Clara conceded that it may as well have been a rank. (PROSE: Silhouette)

It was not unknown for a married woman to employ the title Miss as part of an alias for work purposes. (AUDIO: Whodunnit?)

Professor River Song took offence when referred to as "Miss Song", but held back these feelings while under cover at Golden Futures. (AUDIO: World Enough and Time)

Kate Stewart objected to being called Miss, as she was "not a governess in a Victorian novel", in favour of Ms. (AUDIO: The Power of River Song)

When the Quill known as Andra'ath (TV: Nightvisiting) came to live on Earth as a science teacher, she took on the name "Miss Quill". (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)

In 4126, Donna Noble took offence when an Ood addressed her as Miss, asking if she looked single. (TV: Planet of the Ood)

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 When the [[Quill (species)|Quill]] known as [[Andra'ath]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'') came to live on [[Earth]] as a [[science]] [[teacher]], she took on the name "Miss Quill". ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
+In [[4126]], [[Donna Noble]] took offence when an [[Ood]] addressed her as Miss, asking if she looked [[single]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'')
 [[Category:Gendered honourifics]]
 [[Category:Titles and offices from the real world]]