The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word HEN
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More clues leading to the result HEN
- Layer often found in batteries?
- The nest is home to this bird
- Egg supplier hoteliers employed naturally at first
- She supplies eggs and ham every night, for starters
- Composed of women, at that time lacking leader
- Bird subsequently losing head
- Not cock of the north
- Scot's pet after losing weight
- Finishes off with single green layer
- Male ‘n’ female
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The straight part
We know that "Egg supplier" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case egg supplier = hen.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HEN mean?
HEN noun- A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs.
- A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
- A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
- A woman, particularly
- A hen night.
- An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.
- A henlike person of either sex.
- The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
- To behave in an overprotective or extremely nurturing manner (towards).
- Hence.
- To throw.