A female's what some cricketers dream of (5)
I believe the answer is:
ashes
'some cricketers dream of' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'a female's' is the wordplay.
'female's' becomes 'she's' ('she' refers to a woman).
'a'+'shes'='ASHES'
'what' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ashes that I've seen before include "Test-match trophy" , "sporting trophy" , "Former Wimbledon champion's" , "Cricketing trophy - remains" , "` `..... to ....., dust to dust' ' (prayer)" .)