Female resident of Britain (4)
I believe the answer is:
rita
'female resident' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'of britain' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'RITA' is hidden in the letters of 'britain'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rita that I've seen before include "-- Hayworth, US film actress" , "Educating - - , film" , "Lovely -- , meter maid (Beatles)" , "subject of education" , "...Hayworth, ...Coolidge, ... ''Educating ...''" .)