Cheese female consumed the wrong way (4)
I believe the answer is:
feta
'cheese' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'female consumed the wrong way' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (eating is a kind of consuming).
'the wrong way' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'ate' in reverse letter order is 'eta'.
'f'+'eta'='FETA'
(Other definitions for feta that I've seen before include "Greek 8 across" , "Greek salad cheese" , "A ewe's, goat's milk cheese" , "Low-fat cheese" , "food there" .)