Fierce woman carrying mother’s old Middle East guide (8)
I believe the answer is:
dragoman
'old middle east guide' is the definition.
'dragoman' can be an answer for 'guide' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'old middle east' bit.
'fierce woman carrying mother's' is the wordplay.
'fierce woman' becomes 'dragon' (I've seen this before).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'dragon' going around 'ma' is 'DRAGOMAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dragoman that I've seen before include "Guide" , "Eastern interpreter" .)