Crossword Genius

Humour of woman dries up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

withers

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'dries up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'humour of woman' is the wordplay.
'humour' becomes 'wit' ('wit' can be a synonym of 'humour').
'of woman' becomes 'hers' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'wit'+'hers'='WITHERS'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for withers that I've seen before include "dries up" , "Part between a horse's shoulder blades" , "Shrivels" , "Languishes; part of horse near shoulder-blades" , "Loses freshness or vitality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.