Male ferret (3)
I believe the answer is:
hob
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">male ferret</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hob that I've seen before include "Top of one of 8 down" , "Cooking appliance" , "Top of stove" , "Hot plate" , "Male ferret" .)