Buttonholed by father, the woman ran (6)
I believe the answer is:
dashed
'ran' is the definition.
(dashing is a kind of running)
'buttonholed by father the woman' is the wordplay.
'buttonholed by' indicates putting letters inside (buttonhole can mean to detain or hold).
'father' becomes 'dad' (dad is a kind of father).
'the woman' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before).
'dad' going around 'she' is 'DASHED'.
(Other definitions for dashed that I've seen before include "Ran quickly, rushed" , "Frustrated" , "Thrown to the ground, as hopes may be" , "Flaming" , "Thrown down or ran fast" .)