Fancy woman resists running after male (8)
I believe the answer is:
mistress
'fancy woman' is the definition.
('mistress' can be a synonym of 'fancy woman')
'resists running after male' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'resists' is an anagram of 'istress'.
'istress' put after 'm' is 'MISTRESS'.
(Other definitions for mistress that I've seen before include "Fancy woman" , "lover" , "Kept woman" , "Lady" , "Female owner of a dog" .)