Article by female supporter (3)
I believe the answer is:
fan
'supporter' is the definition.
(fan is a kind of supporter)
'article by female' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'an' after 'f' is 'FAN'.
(Other definitions for fan that I've seen before include "Great enthusiast" , "Keen follower; cooler" , "Lady Windermere's - -" , "Cool - enthusiast" , "Spanish women wave it to cool themselves" .)