Make noise like a dog to court female (4)
I believe the answer is:
woof
'make noise like a dog' is the definition.
(dogs go woof)
'court female' is the wordplay.
'court' becomes 'woo' (both can mean to romance someone).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'woo'+'f'='WOOF'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for woof that I've seen before include "from the setter?" , "As dog goes" , "Yarn" , "Something woven" , "boxer's outburst" .)