She's less than motherly (3)
I believe the answer is:
her
'she's' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
'less than motherly' is the wordplay.
'HER' is hidden within the letters.
However, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for her that I've seen before include "Pronoun used of ship" , "Belonging to the woman" , "That lady" , "Belonging to a female" , "In the Midlands she" .)