Parent of female with broken heart (6)
I believe the answer is:
father
'parent' is the definition.
(type of parent)
'female with broken heart' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'heart' anagrammed gives 'ather'.
'f'+'ather'='FATHER'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for father that I've seen before include "Patriarch" , "Male parent" , "Old man" , "Relative and priest" , "dad" .)