Producing eggs (6)
I believe the answer is:
laying
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">producing eggs</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for laying that I've seen before include "Putting down (carpet)" , "Preparing (a fire)" , "Producing eggs" , "Putting in a horizontal position" , "Placing" .)