Elegant female writer (3)
I believe the answer is:
pen
This could be a double definition.
'elegant female' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'writer' is the second definition.
(something which writes)
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pen that I've seen before include "Female swan" , "Prison" , "Small enclosure" , "Pound" , "Confine the writer" .)