Dodge first woman holding a note (5)
I believe the answer is:
evade
'dodge' is the definition.
(I know that dodge can be written as evade)
'first woman holding a note' is the wordplay.
'first woman' becomes 'eve' (first woman in the bible).
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'note' becomes 'd' (musical note).
'a'+'d'='ad'
'eve' placed around 'ad' is 'EVADE'.
(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Dodge or equivocate" , "Slyly escape" , "Dodge, stay clear of" , "Manage to avoid" , "Escape paying (tax)" .)