It describes husband and wife (6)

I believe the answer is:

spouse

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'wife' is the definition.
(a wife is a female spouse)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for spouse that I've seen before include "Very hot and dry" , "Other half" , "Partner in marriage" , "Elizabethan dance" , "Possibly wife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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