Remove my last letter and I could become lethal

Question

My first 2 letters represents a male.
My first 3 letters represents a female.
My first 4 letters represents a great male.
My whole represents a great female.

Which word am I describing?

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score 60 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '18 at 08:53

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Could it be:

HEROINE, using HE, HER and HERO (and HEROIN from the title).

answered Nov 23 '18 at 08:53

JMP

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I wanted to suggest the same answer, so upvoted your one. +1 – trolley813 Nov 23 '18 at 08:58

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 23 '18 at 09:54

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My first 2 letters represents a male.

HE

My first 3 letters represents a female.

HER

My first 4 letters represents a great male.

HERO

My whole represents a great female.

HEROINE

answered Nov 23 '18 at 09:54

alwayslearning

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Remove my last letter and I could become lethal

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