Athenian female? (3)
I believe the answer is:
hen
'female?' is the definition.
(female chicken)
'athenian' is the wordplay.
'HEN' is hidden within the letters.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Female lobster, fowl" , "Female bird" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Source of eggs" , "Composed of women" .)