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See a female offering bread (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loaf

'bread' is the definition.
(loaf of bread)

'see a female' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'lo'+'a'+'f'='LOAF'

'offering' is the link.

(Other definitions for loaf that I've seen before include "more than just crumbs!" , "Piece of bread" , "sense" , "Mass of bread" , "Spend time idly, having slangy head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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