It detects woman in Rolls-Royce (5)
I believe the answer is:
radar
'it detects' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'woman in rolls-royce' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'ada' ().
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'rolls royce' becomes 'rr' (short for Rolls Royce).
'ada' placed into 'rr' is 'RADAR'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for radar that I've seen before include "Locator that uses a microwave echo" , "System for locating distant objects" , "System for detecting objects with radio waves" , "Electronic detection system" , "Navigational aid" .)