A lovely woman appeared (5)
I believe the answer is:
arose
'appeared' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arose that I've seen before include "Emerged from" , "''. ... by any other name would smell as sweet'' (Romeo and Juliet)" , "Cropped up" , "appeared" , "Happened" .)