Kitchen gadget that helps women wanting a child?

I believe the answer is:

eggtimer

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'kitchen gadget that helps women wanting a child?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'kitchen gadget' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'kitchen gadget' could be 'timer' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'timer' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'egg' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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