Female's money mentioned (3)
I believe the answer is:
doe
'female's' is the definition.
(female deer)
'money mentioned' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'dough' (dough can informally mean money).
'mentioned' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'dough' sounds like 'DOE'.
(Other definitions for doe that I've seen before include "Feminine counterpart of stag" , "A female deet" , "female of the species" , "She eats vegetarian food" , "Female hare" .)