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Athenian female? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'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.

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Female lobster, fowl" , "Female bird" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Source of eggs" , "Composed of women" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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