Left a woman money for the flat (5)
I believe the answer is:
level
'the flat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'left a woman money' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'a woman' becomes 'eve' (Eve is an example).
'money' becomes 'l' (L can mean 'pounds').
'l'+'eve'+'l'='LEVEL'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for level that I've seen before include "Even; a plane" , "Steady, flat, floor" , "Standard" , "Having a flat, horizontal surface" , "Storey - stage" .)