Part of body gripped by hysterical female (4)
I believe the answer is:
calf
'part of body' is the definition.
'calf' can be an answer for 'part' (calf is a kind of part). I am not sure about the 'of body' bit.
'gripped by hysterical female' is the wordplay.
'gripped by' indicates a hidden word.
'CALF' is hidden in the letters of 'hysterical female'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for calf that I've seen before include "Young animal associated with soft leather" , "new jumbo?" , "Young cow/bull" , "Muscular back of the shank" , "Bovine youngster" .)