A female’s cricket trophy? (5)

I believe the answer is:

ashes

'cricket trophy?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a female's' is the wordplay.
'female's' becomes 'shes'.
'a'+'shes'='ASHES'

(Other definitions for ashes that I've seen before include "Residue from fire" , "Burnt residue" , "Remains from a cremation" , "sporting trophy" , "Remnants of a fire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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