Old woman with turn oddly just like a nurse? (8)
I believe the answer is:
matronly
'like a nurse?' is the definition.
(like a matron)
'old woman with turn oddly just' is the wordplay.
'old woman' becomes 'ma' (both can mean someone's mother).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'turn oddly' becomes 'tr' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'just' becomes 'only' (synonyms).
'ma'+'tr'+'only'='MATRONLY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for matronly that I've seen before include "like mum!" , "staid and podgy?" , "Like or suitable for staid married woman" , "like some women!" , "staid and plumpish" .)