Crossword Genius

Western female receives praise falsely (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hesperian

'western' is the definition.
('hesperian' can be similar in meaning to 'western')

'female receives praise falsely' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of female).
'receives' indicates putting letters inside.
'falsely' indicates an anagram.
'praise' with letters rearranged gives 'speria'.
'hen' placed around 'speria' is 'HESPERIAN'.

(Another definition for hesperian that I've seen is " Western (poetic)".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.