Female bishop, visiting for a month (6)
I believe the answer is:
shebat
'month' is the definition.
(Shebat is an example)
'female bishop visiting' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'bishop' becomes 'B' (abbreviation for bishop in chess).
'visiting' becomes 'at'.
'she'+'b'+'at'='SHEBAT'
'for a' acts as a link.
(Another definition for shebat that I've seen is " Month".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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