Put away articles husband left out (3)
I believe the answer is:
ate
'put away' is the definition.
(put away can mean to eat)
'articles husband left out' is the wordplay.
'articles' becomes 'athe' ('a' and 'the', indefinite and definite articles).
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'left out' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'athe' with 'h' taken out is 'ATE'.
(Other definitions for ate that I've seen before include "included in one's diet" , "Worried" , "Had at meal" , "Ingested" , "Greek goddess of mischief" .)