Old woman (5)
I believe the answer is:
crone
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">old woman</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(crone is a kind of old woman)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for crone that I've seen before include "Old hag" , "withered old woman" , "Witch" , "old-womanish type" , "offensive old woman" .)