Woman with issue failing to start knowing differently (9)
I believe the answer is:
otherwise
'differently' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'woman with issue failing to start knowing' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'woman' could be 'her' (her refers to a woman) and 'her' is located in the answer.
'with' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for otherwise that I've seen before include "in different circumstances" , "White rose (anag.)" , "Differently - or else!" , "Apart from that" , "In other respects or ways" .)