Female expected to raise argument (4)
I believe the answer is:
feud
'argument' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'female expected to raise' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'expected' becomes 'due' (I've seen this before).
'to raise' is a reversal indicator.
'due' backwards is 'eud'.
'f'+'eud'='FEUD'
(Other definitions for feud that I've seen before include "Vendetta" , "Quarrel; spat" , "Conflict" , "Sustained enmity" , "Piece of land once" .)