Call short woman to pose (5)
I believe the answer is:
visit
'call' is the definition.
(I know that call can be written as visit)
'woman to pose' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'Vi' (short for Violet).
'to pose' becomes 'sit' (sitting is a kind of posing).
'vi'+'sit'='VISIT'
'short' is the link.
(Other definitions for visit that I've seen before include "See; temporary stay" , "Drop in; frequent" , "Come to see" , "Call in to see, socially or on business" , "Go and see (someone)" .)