Female with weapon in ranch? (4)
I believe the answer is:
farm
'ranch?' is the definition.
(ranch is a kind of farm)
'female with weapon' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'weapon' becomes 'arm' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'arm'='FARM'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for farm that I've seen before include "Agricultural establishment" , "Agricultural unit" , "Cultivate the land" , "agricultural centre" , "Cold Comfort --" .)