Deer in British India (4)
I believe the answer is:
hind
'deer' is the definition.
(hind is a kind of deer)
'in british india' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HIND' can be found hidden inside 'british india'.
(Other definitions for hind that I've seen before include "A female deer, situated at the back?" , "posterior" , "Be in front of this farm-worker" , "Female beast" , "Female red deer" .)