Female fowl (3)
I believe the answer is:
hen
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">female fowl</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Domestic egg layer" , "Laying bird" , "Adult female chicken" , "Farm bird" , "Female bird" .)