Woman tempted the night before (3)
I believe the answer is:
eve
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'woman tempted' is the first definition.
'night before' is the second definition.
(eve can mean the night before something)
'the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "One from Genesis" , "Later in the day, in short" , "Girl" , "Day before (an event)" , "Day before Christmas" .)