### Clue: They could be spitting – Egyptian king shows firm support for women (6)
### Answer: COBRAS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: They could be spitting
[A2] The only way I can make this work is as C (meaning company, firm) + **O** + BRAS, though I assumed for a long time that the "firm" was CO, and I don't knpw hopw the Egyptian king firs in