A short course for goddess (7)
I believe the answer is:
astarte
'for goddess' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a short course' is the wordplay.
'short' becomes 'start' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'course' becomes 'e'.
'a'+'start'+'e'='ASTARTE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for astarte that I've seen before include "Mediterranean goddess" , "Phoenician love goddess" , "Ancient goddess" , "Pagan deity" , "She might have helped with fertility problems" .)