Money mentioned for forest female (3)
I believe the answer is:
doe
'forest female' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'money mentioned' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'dough' (dough can informally mean money).
'mentioned' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'dough' sounds like 'DOE'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for doe that I've seen before include "Buck's mate" , "Female creature" , "possible mate for Rudolph?" , "Female kangaroo" , "Feminine counterpart of stag" .)