Fry, brood (5)
I believe the answer is:
spawn
This clue is a double definition.
'fry' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'brood' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for spawn that I've seen before include "Mass of eggs laid in water" , "Breed" , "offspring" , "Yield" , "set off" .)