Pronoun featuring in short history (4)
I believe the answer is:
this
'pronoun' is the definition.
('this' is a pronoun)
'in short history' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'THIS' is hidden in the letters of 'short history'.
'featuring' is the link.
(Other definitions for this that I've seen before include "Hits (anag.)" , "The thing just mentioned" , "The thing here referred to" , "One particular" , "The thing under discussion" .)