Female is capsizing in something riddled with holes (5)
I believe the answer is:
sieve
'something riddled with holes' is the definition.
'female is capsizing' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'eve' (Eve is an example).
'capsizing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'eve'+'is'='eveis'
'eveis' backwards is 'SIEVE'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sieve that I've seen before include "Screen, sift, strain" , "Straining device" , "Utensil with holes for straining" , "Mesh used for straining or sifting" , "particle separator" .)