Detective officer, man of concern to women (7)
I believe the answer is:
distaff
'man of concern to women' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'detective officer' is the wordplay.
'detective' becomes 'di' (Detective Inspector abbreviation).
'officer' becomes 'staff officer' (staff officer is a kind of officer).
'di'+'staff'='DISTAFF'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for distaff that I've seen before include "Wool-spinning stick" , "Stick holding wood, in spinning" , "Stick on which wool is wound before spinning" , "Female line" , "Female - rod on which wool or flax is wound before spinning" .)