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Male 'n' female (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

'female' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'male n' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he'.
'he'+'n'='HEN'

(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Composed of women" , "Clucking female" , "Laying bird" , "Coop resident" , "This party is for women only" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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