She may be broody during the night (3)

I believe the answer is:

hen

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'she may be broody' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'during the night' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'HEN' is hidden within 'the night'.

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(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Female lobster, fowl" , "Farm bird" , "Composed of women" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Coop resident" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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