Goose or Hubbard
I believe the answer is:
mother
'goose or hubbard' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mother that I've seen before include "Be overprotective" , "- - 7 across, pantomime" , "Female parent" , "Parent to her Tom, oddly" , "Fuss over" .)