The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BEVY
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More clues leading to the result BEVY
- Drink spoken of in female company?
- Large group live very badly finally
- Broke after vacation, very discontented group of girls?
- A lot of birds drink, so it’s said
- Drink? Remain very empty
- Live with very discontented group
- Girls Aloud drink
- Females gathered for drink
- Group drink
- Girl band’s drink reduced in volume?
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The straight part
We know that "female company" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case female company = bevy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BEVY mean?
BEVY noun- (collective) A group of animals, in particular quail.
- (collective) A group of women.
- (collective) A large group or collection.