A weapon is brought back in her basket (5)
I believe the answer is:
sabre
'a weapon' is the definition.
(sabre is a kind of weapon)
'brought back in her basket' is the wordplay.
'brought back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'erbas' is hidden within 'her basket'.
'erbas' backwards is 'SABRE'.
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sabre that I've seen before include "Bares (anag.)" , "Walt --, cartoonist" , "weapon" , "Large wasp" , "Heavy cavalry sword" .)