Be in a bee (5)
I believe the answer is:
spell
'be in a bee' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for spell that I've seen before include "Short period of time; incantation" , "Magic formula - period of time" , "JP" , "Name in order the letters of the alphabet involved" , "... mean" .)