Dissident woman's quote retracted (7)
I believe the answer is:
heretic
'dissident' is the definition.
(I know that heretic is a type of recusant)
'woman's quote retracted' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
'quote' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'retracted' says the letters should be written backwards.
'cite' backwards is 'etic'.
'her'+'etic'='HERETIC'
(Other definitions for heretic that I've seen before include "Person with views contrary to accepted beliefs" , "contrarian" , "One having unorthodox religious belief" , "One breaking with orthodox beliefs" , "Person with opinions contrary to Church norms" .)