Dent, perhaps, in silver collected by noblewoman (6)
I believe the answer is:
damage
'dent perhaps' is the definition.
(dent is a kind of damage)
'silver collected by noblewoman' is the wordplay.
'silver' becomes 'Ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'collected by' is an insertion indicator.
'noblewoman' becomes 'dame' (dames are part of the nobility).
'ag' going within 'dame' is 'DAMAGE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for damage that I've seen before include "Impair and lower value" , "Injure, spoil" , "Harm, loss" , "Detrimental effect" , "Harm, injury" .)