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She may be broody during the night (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'she may be broody' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'during the night' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates a hidden word.
'HEN' can be found hidden inside 'the night'.

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Female lobster, fowl" , "Farm bird" , "Composed of women" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Coop resident" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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