Female compatriot of noble line without husband (12)
I believe the answer is:
countrywoman
'female compatriot' is the definition.
'countrywoman' can be an answer for 'compatriot' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'female' bit.
'noble line without husband' is the wordplay.
'noble' becomes 'count' (count is a kind of noble).
'line' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'without' becomes 'wo' (abbreviation of 'without', normally with a slash).
'husband' becomes 'man' (a married man).
'count'+'ry'+'wo'+'man'='COUNTRYWOMAN'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for countrywoman that I've seen is " She lives in a rural district".)