Female always in the news (3)
I believe the answer is:
hen
'female' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'always in the news' is the wordplay.
'always in' indicates a hidden word.
'HEN' can be found hidden inside 'the news'.
(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Domestic egg layer" , "Clucking female" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Coop resident" , "Female lobster, fowl" .)