It flies the woman over (5)
I believe the answer is:
heron
'it flies' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'woman over' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
'over' becomes 'on' (physically on top of).
'her'+'on'='HERON'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for heron that I've seen before include "Bird of the Rhone, strangely" , "eg Egret" , "Long-legged long-necked wading bird" , "Wader" , "One bird" .)