A case of the woman getting a crumpled hat (6)
I believe the answer is:
sheath
'a case' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'the woman getting a crumpled hat' is the wordplay.
'the woman' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a crumpled' indicates an anagram.
'hat' is an anagram of 'ath'.
'she'+'ath'='SHEATH'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for sheath that I've seen before include "Blade-cover" , "Case for a dagger" , "Protective case for a knife or sword" , "Cover for a blade" , "Casing for a sword" .)