Righteous Babe Records creator DiFranco (3)
I believe the answer is:
ani
'righteous babe records creator difranco' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ani that I've seen before include "Black cuckoo" , "One winged" , "Indigo dye." , "Black bird" , "Bird of the cuckoo family" .)