Frames the female; the silly ass gets incarcerated (6)
I believe the answer is:
sashes
'frames' is the definition.
(sash is a kind of frame)
'silly ass gets incarcerated' is the wordplay.
'silly' is an anagram indicator.
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'incarcerated' becomes 'hes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ass' with letters rearranged gives 'sas'.
'sas'+'hes'='SASHES'
'the female the' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sashes that I've seen before include "Fabric bands worn around body" , "They're worn over the shoulder or around the waist" , "Ornamental cloth bands me father wore in song?" , "Sliding window frames" , "They're worn over shoulders" .)