A woman's possible reminder of an old flame (5)
I believe the answer is:
ashes
'possible reminder of an old flame' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'a woman's' is the wordplay.
'woman's' becomes 'shes'.
'a'+'shes'='ASHES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ashes that I've seen before include "Remains from a cremation" , "Powders remaining after fire" , "Cricket honour in the fire" , "Former Wimbledon champion's" , "sporting trophy" .)