How do I solve 20 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31237?

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20 across reads "Continue slowly intimidating woman" (6 letters); the answer is DRAGON. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Continue slowly intimidating woman (6)

20A — Continue slowly intimidating woman (6) — DRAGON