Bill's partner (3)
I believe the answer is:
coo
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bill's partner</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for coo that I've seen before include "well I never!" , "Dove's noise" , "Call like a dove" , "Breathe" , "Gosh!" .)