The eggs are in her clutches (3)

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'the eggs' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Female bird" , "Domestic egg layer" , "Domestic fowl" , "Adult female chicken" , "Clucking female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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