Earl meets venerable Egyptian woman (3)
I believe the answer is:
eve
'woman' is the definition.
(I know that Eve is a woman)
'earl meets venerable egyptian' is the wordplay.
'earl' becomes 'e'.
'meets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'venerable egyptian' becomes 've' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'e'+'ve'='EVE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Adam's wife" , "comes before Jan. 1st" , "One from Genesis" , "Brink" , "'All About - - ' (Bette Davis film)" .)