Friend in the 'hood (3)
I believe the answer is:
bro
'friend in the 'hood' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for bro that I've seen before include "Word used for male relative" , "who may have a 28 [SIS]?" , "Sis's sibling?" , "somewhere one feels close to" , "US form of address" .)