Runs ballot, taking on board female's opinion (10)
I believe the answer is:
reflection
'opinion' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'runs ballot taking on board female's' is the wordplay.
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'ballot' becomes 'election' (I've seen this before).
'taking on board' is an insertion indicator.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'election' placed around 'f' is 'eflection'.
'r'+'eflection'='REFLECTION'
(Other definitions for reflection that I've seen before include "serious thought?" , "Mirror image" , "Effect of not absorbing light" , "mental study's required" .)