Female in the news (3)
I believe the answer is:
hen
'female' is the definition.
(female chicken)
'in the news' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HEN' can be found hidden inside 'the news'.
(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Clucking female" , "Laying bird" , "Domestic fowl" , "Female lobster, fowl" , "Coop resident" .)