High priest gets directions from a woman (5)

I believe the answer is:

elise

'a woman' is the definition.

'high priest gets directions' is the wordplay.
'high priest' becomes 'eli' (biblical figure).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'directions' becomes 'se' (I've seen this in other clues).
'eli'+'se'='ELISE'

'from' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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