Every word is 4 of the last 5 letters of an 8-letter word beginning with TA. The third letters of those words correspond to each consonant, alphabetically.
tabletop ltop tactical tcal tadpoles oles taffetas feta tagalong alng tahitian itia tajmahal mhal takeback ebak talisman iman tamarind aind tangible gble tapdance dnce taqueria ueia targeted getd tasteful teul tattooed toed tavernas enas tawnyowl nyol taxonomy onoy tayberry bery tazmania maia
Map the third letter to the other deleted letter as a key in the given ciphertext.
n | a | m | e | o | f | w | a | r | r | i | o | r | p | r | i | n | c | e | s | s | |||
h | j | x | b | g | s | w | p | m | q | c | t | v | d | y | n | z | k | r | l | f |
This yields the phrase NAME OF WARRIOR PRINCESS, which clues the answer XENA.