English woman almost makes cake (6)
I believe the answer is:
eclair
'cake' is the definition.
(eclair is a type of cake)
'english woman' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'woman' becomes 'clair' ().
'e'+'clair'='ECLAIR'
'almost makes' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eclair that I've seen before include "A long choux cake" , "Type of cream cake" , "Long, individual cake" , "A relic (anag)" , "Choux pastry cream cake" .)