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She's in the nest (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'she's' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'in the nest' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'HEN' can be found hidden inside 'the nest'.

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Clucking female" , "Female bird" , "Laying bird" , "Coop resident" , "Domestic egg layer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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