Article about female getting livid (5)
I believe the answer is:
ashen
'livid' is the definition.
('ashen' can be a synonym of 'livid')
'article about female' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'female' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before**).
'an' going around 'she' is 'ASHEN'.
'getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for ashen that I've seen before include "Wan, pale" , "(Of face) pale with fear" , "Grey in colour" , "Grey-faced" , "pasty" .)