A bird in the news (3)
I believe the answer is:
hen
'a bird' is the definition.
(hen is a kind of bird)
'in the news' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'HEN' is hidden in the letters of 'the news'.
(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Adult female chicken" , "Laying bird" , "Female lobster, fowl" , "Source of eggs" , "Domestic fowl" .)