Hope woman has a seat (3)
I believe the answer is:
pew
'a seat' is the definition.
(pew is a kind of seat)
'hope woman has' is the wordplay.
'has' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'PEW' can be found hidden inside 'hope woman'.
(Other definitions for pew that I've seen before include "Part of flock sitting here" , "Long bench in a church" , "Bench-like seat in a church" , "Long church seat" , "Where some of the flock rest" .)