Female is by hotel to catch some rays? (4)
I believe the answer is:
fish
'catch some rays?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'female is by hotel' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'female' could be 'f' (abbreviation) and 'f' is present in the answer.
'is' is found in the answer.
'hotel' could be 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'h' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fish that I've seen before include "- - and chips" , "Burbot or turbot, for example" , "Search" , "Ruff" , "Eg, sturgeon" .)