Female stranger provides something to eat (6)
I believe the answer is:
fodder
'something to eat' is the definition.
(fodder is a kind of food)
'female stranger' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'stranger' becomes 'odder' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'odder'='FODDER'
'provides' is the link.
(Other definitions for fodder that I've seen before include "Food for animals" , "Dried food like hay for horses" , "Food for livestock" , "Straw to eat" , "Food for horses or cattle" .)