Crossword Genius

He's disturbed by the female (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

she

'the female' is the definition.
('she' refers to a woman)

'he's disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates anagramming the letters (the order of letters is disturbed).
'hes' with letters rearranged gives 'SHE'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for she that I've seen before include "way to refer to mare" , "That woman" , "1887 Rider Haggard novel" , "The one who must be obeyed" , "Female person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app