Hasty sort framing wife (5)
I believe the answer is:
swift
'hasty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sort framing wife' is the wordplay.
'sort' becomes 'sift' (I've seen this in another clue).
'framing' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are framed by the outside letters).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'sift' going around 'w' is 'SWIFT'.
(Other definitions for swift that I've seen before include "Happening quickly; author" , "Quick and rapid like a long-winged bird" , "Quick - writer" , "Quick Irish satirist?" , "Fast-moving bird" .)