Females targeted along with a friend! (5)
I believe the answer is:
aunts
'females' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aunts that I've seen before include "Parents' sisters" , "Elderly female relations" , "Sally and others" , "Relatives get a peculiar US tan" , "relatively speaking" .)