Donkey women pulled out of hole (5)
I believe the answer is:
burro
'donkey' is the definition.
(term for a small donkey)
'women pulled out of hole' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w' (standard abbreviation).
'pulled out of' is a deletion indicator.
'hole' becomes 'burrow' (hole in the ground).
'burrow' with 'w' taken away is 'BURRO'.
(Other definitions for burro that I've seen before include "Beast of burden" , "Small donkey (US)" , "Spanish donkey" , "Small donkey used as a pack animal" .)