Females in the news, we hear (4)
I believe the answer is:
ewes
'females in the news' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'we' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'es' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ewes that I've seen before include "Sheep (females)" , "Adult sheep" , "Female sheep" , "farm animals" , "Females in the flock" .)