Delicate female getting transport (5)
I believe the answer is:
frail
'delicate' is the definition.
(I know that delicate can be written as frail)
'female getting transport' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'getting transport' becomes 'rail' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'f'+'rail'='FRAIL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for frail that I've seen before include "Weak, feeble" , "hobbling around?" , "rush" , "Weak and infirm" , "Basket made of rushes" .)