Couple raised farm animal during work (7)
I believe the answer is:
twosome
'couple' is the definition.
(I know that couple can be written as twosome)
'raised farm animal during work' is the wordplay.
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'farm animal' becomes 'sow' (female pig).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'work' becomes 'tome' (tome is a kind of work).
'sow' in reverse letter order is 'wos'.
'wos' going into 'tome' is 'TWOSOME'.
(Other definitions for twosome that I've seen before include "match" , "Pair, duo" , "Item" , "game of golf" , "Couple" .)