No lady's deputies (6)
I believe the answer is:
agents
'no lady's deputies' is the definition.
'agents' can be an answer for 'deputies' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not sure about the 'no lady's' bit.
'lady's deputies' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'Ag'.
'deputies' becomes 'ents' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ag'+'ents'='AGENTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for agents that I've seen before include "They act for actors" , "travelling salesmen" , "Sales reps" , "They operate on behalf of others" , "Instruments" .)