Female resident of Ilford or Islington (5)
I believe the answer is:
doris
'female resident' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'of ilford or islington' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'DORIS' is hidden in the letters of 'ilford or islington'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doris that I've seen before include "Woman's name" , "Woman" , "In Greek myth, wife of sea-god Nereus" , "Female name" , "Girl" .)